Posterior Compartment of the Thigh

Blood Supply
Muscles
1. Perforating Arteries – branches
1. Biceps Femoris
from the Deep Femoral Artery
i. Long Head
2. Inferior Gluteal Artery –
ii. Short Head
supplies the upper posterior
2. Semimembranosus
compartment
3. Semitendinosus
4. Adductor Magnus to adductor
tubercle Cruciate Anastomosis
Involves:
Note: #1,#2 & #3 are the hamstring
muscles. 1. Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery
2. Medial Circumflex Femoral Artery
3. Inferior Gluteal artery
Hamstrings 4. First perforating branch of the Deep
The hamstring muscles share these Femoral Artery
common features:

1. Proximal attachment to the Nerve Supply

ischial tuberosity deep to the
Gluteus Maximus
2. Span and act on two joints
i. Extension at the hip joint
ii. Flexion at the knee joint
3. Nerve supply is by the tibial
division of the sciatic nerve.
Trochanteric Anastomosis
1. Common peroneal nerve –
Involves:
Supplies the short head of the biceps
femoris 1. Superior Gluteal Artery
2. Tibial nerve – Supplies the 2. Inferior Gluteal Artery
Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus 3. Medial Circumflex Femoral Artery
and the Long Head of the Biceps 4. Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery
Femoris

 The Biceps Femoris muscle also  The Cruciate and Trochanteric

laterally rotates the knee joint Anastomoses provide the important
connection between internal iliac
artery and the femoral arteries.

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