Gracilis

Written by Dr Sheila Strover on March 14, 2025

The gracilis is one of the 'pes anserinus' tendons.

gracilisThe slender gracilis muscle on the medial (inner) side of the knee - one of the 'pes anserinus' tendons that come together to look like a goosefoot.

Not a hamstring.

Although not actually one of the hamstrings tendons, it is one of the tendons often harvested when the surgeon performs a hamstring graft.