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== Anatomy  ==
== Anatomy  ==


'''''Origins and Insertions'''''
'''''Origins and Insertions'''''  


This powerful muscle has a'''superficial''' and '''deep '''origin.
This powerful muscle has a '''superficial''' and '''deep '''origin.  


''Superficial Fibres'': Arise from the iliac crest, the posterior superior iliac spine, the thoracolumbar fascia, the cacrum and coccyx.
''Superficial Fibres'': Arise from the iliac crest, the posterior superior iliac spine, the thoracolumbar fascia, the cacrum and coccyx.  


''Deep Fibres'': Arise from the Ala of the ilium behind the posterior gluteal line, from the sacrotuberal ligament and fascia of the sacrotuberous ligament and fascia of the gluteus medius (Aponeurosis glutealis).
''Deep Fibres'': Arise from the Ala of the ilium behind the posterior gluteal line, from the sacrotuberal ligament and fascia of the sacrotuberous ligament and fascia of the gluteus medius (Aponeurosis glutealis).  


The''proximal part'' of the muscle inserts into the iliotibial tract. 
The''proximal part'' of the muscle inserts into the iliotibial tract.   


The ''distal part'' inserts into the gluteal tuberosity.
The ''distal part'' inserts into the gluteal tuberosity.

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Gluteus Maximus

Anatomy[edit | edit source]

Origins and Insertions

This powerful muscle has a superficial and deep origin.

Superficial Fibres: Arise from the iliac crest, the posterior superior iliac spine, the thoracolumbar fascia, the cacrum and coccyx.

Deep Fibres: Arise from the Ala of the ilium behind the posterior gluteal line, from the sacrotuberal ligament and fascia of the sacrotuberous ligament and fascia of the gluteus medius (Aponeurosis glutealis).

Theproximal part of the muscle inserts into the iliotibial tract. 

The distal part inserts into the gluteal tuberosity.

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