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What is collectively referred to as the hip flexors is actually a group of muscles that includes the iliopsoas, the thigh muscles (rectus femoris, Sartorius and tensor fasciae latae), and the inner thigh muscles (adductor longus and brevis, pectineus and gracilis).
1 Medial rotation of the hip is carried out by gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. 2  The psoas is the primary hip flexor, assisted by the iliacus. 3  The pectineus, the adductors longus, brevis, and magnus, as well as the tensor fasciae latae are also involved in flexion.