- Pes anserinus (leg)
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* sartorius
*gracilis
*semitendinosus The conjoined tendon lies superficial to the tibial insertion of the
medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the knee.Mnemonic
A good mnemonic to remember the muscles which contribute tendons to this conjoint tendon and the innervations of these muscles is SGT FOS (sergeant FOS)
S- Sartorius G- Gracilis T- semiTendinosus (from lateral to medial)
F- femoral nerve O- obturator nerve S- sciatic nerve
Notice the order of the muscles (S, G, T) follows the order of the innervating nerves which correspond to those muscles (F, O, S)
Clinical significance
It is a major cause of chronic knee pain and weakness ("pes anserinus
bursitis "). [eMedicine|pmr|104 - "Pes anserinus bursitis"]References
External links
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* [http://www.rad.washington.edu/anatomy/distalthighanat2.html Description at rad.washington.edu]
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