Hamstring muscles
The hamstrings are the muscles of the posterior compartment of the thigh and include the:
- lateral: biceps femoris
- medial: semimembranosus and semitendinosus
Apart from the short head of biceps femoris, the muscles share two common features:
- span both the hip and knee joints and therefore produce hip extension and knee flexion
- originate from the ischial tuberosity
- long head of biceps femoris and semitendinosus tendons have a common origin as the conjoint tendon from the inferomedial ischial tuberosity
- semimembranosus arises from the superolateral ischial tuberosity
- innervated by the tibial component of the sciatic nerve
History and etymology
They are named from the method of tying up and hanging legs of ham (pork thighs) for curing.
Related pathology
Siehe auch:
- Tuber ischiadicum
- Ruptur ischiocrurale Muskulatur
- Oberschenkelmuskeln
- Musculus biceps femoris
- Musculus semitendinosus
- Musculus semimembranosus
und weiter:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Ischiocrurale Muskulatur:
