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= Description  =
= Description  =
The gluteus minimus is one of the secondary muscles that can produce hip extension.<ref name="1">Healthline. Gluteus minimus. www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/gluteus-minimus</ref>


= Anatomy  =
= Anatomy  =


=== Origin ===
This muscle is located deep and somewhat anterior to (in front of) the gluteus medius. It is a broad and triangular muscle. The gluteus minimus and gluteus medius are separated by deep branches of the superior gluteal neurovascular bundle, a group of nerves and blood vessels. The gluteus minimus emerges from the external surface of the ilium, part of the large pelvic bone, between the base and the front of the gluteal lines, bony ridges on the ilium that are used to mark the attachments of different gluteal muscles. It inserts into the greater trochanter of the femur, which is a bony prominence located at the top of the thigh bone, near the hip joint.<ref name="1" />
 
== Origin (proximal) attachments ==
 
Outer (external) surface of ilium, between the anterior and inferior gluteal lines.<ref name="2">Get Body Smart. Gluteus Minimus Muscle. http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/muscularsystem/thighmuscles/posteriormuscles/gluteusminimus/tutorial.html</ref>
 
== Insertion (distal) attachments ==


=== Insertion  ===
Anterior surface of the greater trochanter of femur.<ref name="2" />


=== Nerve supply ===
== Nerve supply ==


=== Blood Supply  ===
Superior gluteal nerve (L5, S1)<ref name="2" />
 
== Blood Supply  ==


= Function  =
= Function  =
Along with the gluteus medius and tensor fasciae latae, the gluteus minimus serves as the primary internal rotator of the hip joint. The gluteus minimus helps with abduction (movement away from the midline of the body) and medial (inward) rotation of the thigh at the hip. Together with the gluteus medius, it acts to stabilize the hip and pelvis when the opposite leg is raised from the ground. Meanwhile, the tensor fasciae latae helps to internally rotate the hip joint.<ref name="1" />


= Assessment  =
= Assessment  =

Revision as of 22:29, 22 February 2016

Description[edit | edit source]

The gluteus minimus is one of the secondary muscles that can produce hip extension.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title

Anatomy[edit | edit source]

This muscle is located deep and somewhat anterior to (in front of) the gluteus medius. It is a broad and triangular muscle. The gluteus minimus and gluteus medius are separated by deep branches of the superior gluteal neurovascular bundle, a group of nerves and blood vessels. The gluteus minimus emerges from the external surface of the ilium, part of the large pelvic bone, between the base and the front of the gluteal lines, bony ridges on the ilium that are used to mark the attachments of different gluteal muscles. It inserts into the greater trochanter of the femur, which is a bony prominence located at the top of the thigh bone, near the hip joint.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title

Origin (proximal) attachments[edit | edit source]

Outer (external) surface of ilium, between the anterior and inferior gluteal lines.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title

Insertion (distal) attachments[edit | edit source]

Anterior surface of the greater trochanter of femur.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title

Nerve supply[edit | edit source]

Superior gluteal nerve (L5, S1)Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title

Blood Supply[edit | edit source]

Function[edit | edit source]

Along with the gluteus medius and tensor fasciae latae, the gluteus minimus serves as the primary internal rotator of the hip joint. The gluteus minimus helps with abduction (movement away from the midline of the body) and medial (inward) rotation of the thigh at the hip. Together with the gluteus medius, it acts to stabilize the hip and pelvis when the opposite leg is raised from the ground. Meanwhile, the tensor fasciae latae helps to internally rotate the hip joint.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title

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