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<br/>1. O: intertrochanteric line &amp; medial lip of the linea aspera. 
<br/>1. O: intertrochanteric line & medial lip of the linea aspera. 2. I: medial border of patella (important for patellar stability), base of patella & tibial tuberosity via patella tendon. 
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<br/>2. I: medial border of patella (important for patellar stability), base of patella & tibial tuberosity via patella tendon. 
<br/>3. NS: posterior branch of femoral n.
<br/>3. NS: posterior branch of femoral n.
<br/>4. A: extends the knee. 
<br/>4. A: extends the knee. 

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SUMMARY


1. O: intertrochanteric line & medial lip of the linea aspera. 2. I: medial border of patella (important for patellar stability), base of patella & tibial tuberosity via patella tendon. 
3. NS: posterior branch of femoral n.
4. A: extends the knee. 

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Image: Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/ [Accessed 14 Apr. 2019].  

Reference(s)

R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.