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== Description:<ref>Miniato MA, Varacallo M. Anatomy, Back, Lumbosacral Trunk. InStatPearls [Internet] 2019 Mar 9. StatPearls Publishing.</ref> == | === Description:<ref>Miniato MA, Varacallo M. Anatomy, Back, Lumbosacral Trunk. InStatPearls [Internet] 2019 Mar 9. StatPearls Publishing.</ref> === | ||
Gemellus inferior is a small muscle along the lower border of the Tendon of the Obturator internus <ref>Häggström, Mikael (2014). "Medical gallery of Mikael Häggström 2014". ''WikiJournal of Medicine'' '''1''' (2). DOI:[https://doi.org/10.15347/wjm/2014.008 10.15347/wjm/2014.008]. ISSN [https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2002-4436 2002-4436]</ref>. | Gemellus inferior is a small muscle along the lower border of the Tendon of the Obturator internus <ref>Häggström, Mikael (2014). "Medical gallery of Mikael Häggström 2014". ''WikiJournal of Medicine'' '''1''' (2). DOI:[https://doi.org/10.15347/wjm/2014.008 10.15347/wjm/2014.008]. ISSN [https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2002-4436 2002-4436]</ref>. | ||
=== Origin: === | ==== Origin: ==== | ||
Ischial tuberosity Lower part of lesser sciatic notch | Ischial tuberosity Lower part of lesser sciatic notch | ||
=== Insertion: === | ==== Insertion: ==== | ||
Blends with tendon of obturator internus, and gets inserted into medial surface of greater trochanter of femur | Blends with tendon of obturator internus, and gets inserted into medial surface of greater trochanter of femur | ||
=== Nerve supply: === | ==== Nerve supply: ==== | ||
Nerve to quadratus femoris (L4, L5, S1) | Nerve to quadratus femoris (L4, L5, S1)<ref>Honma S, Jun Y, Horiguchi M. The human gemelli muscles and their nerve supplies. Kaibogaku zasshi. Journal of anatomy. 1998 Aug;73(4):329-35.</ref> | ||
=== Artery : === | ==== Artery : ==== | ||
Supplied by medial circumflex femoral artery | Supplied by medial circumflex femoral artery | ||
== Function: == | ==== Function: ==== | ||
Lateral rotators of thigh at the hip joint | Lateral rotators of thigh at the hip joint | ||
== Clinical relevance: == | === Clinical relevance: === | ||
== Assessment: == | === Assessment: === | ||
== Treatment: == | === Treatment: === | ||
== References: == | === References: === | ||
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Description:[1][edit | edit source]
Gemellus inferior is a small muscle along the lower border of the Tendon of the Obturator internus [2].
Origin:[edit | edit source]
Ischial tuberosity Lower part of lesser sciatic notch
Insertion:[edit | edit source]
Blends with tendon of obturator internus, and gets inserted into medial surface of greater trochanter of femur
Nerve supply:[edit | edit source]
Nerve to quadratus femoris (L4, L5, S1)[3]
Artery :[edit | edit source]
Supplied by medial circumflex femoral artery
Function:[edit | edit source]
Lateral rotators of thigh at the hip joint
Clinical relevance:[edit | edit source]
Assessment:[edit | edit source]
Treatment:[edit | edit source]
References:[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Miniato MA, Varacallo M. Anatomy, Back, Lumbosacral Trunk. InStatPearls [Internet] 2019 Mar 9. StatPearls Publishing.
- ↑ Häggström, Mikael (2014). "Medical gallery of Mikael Häggström 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.008. ISSN 2002-4436
- ↑ Honma S, Jun Y, Horiguchi M. The human gemelli muscles and their nerve supplies. Kaibogaku zasshi. Journal of anatomy. 1998 Aug;73(4):329-35.
