QUADRATUS FEMORIS
\kwˈɒdɹatəs fˈɛmɔːɹˌɪs], \kwˈɒdɹatəs fˈɛmɔːɹˌɪs], \k_w_ˈɒ_d_ɹ_a_t_ə_s f_ˈɛ_m_ɔː_ɹ_ˌɪ_s]\
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A muscle situates at the posterior and upper part of the thigh. It is thin, flat, and quadrilateral, and is attached to the outer part of the tuberosity of the ischium; whence it proceeds transversely to the inferior part of the posterior margin of the great trochanter. It rotates the limb, turning the toe outwards.
By Robley Dunglison
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