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== Description  ==
== Description  ==
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Gemellus superior works with [[Gemellus Inferior|gemellus inferior]] and [[Obturator Internus|obturator internus]] in the posterior part of the [[hip]]. It works to externally rotate and extend the hip<ref>Palastanga, NIgel; Soames, Roger (November 2011). ''Physiotherapy Essentials : Anatomy and Human Movement : Structure and Function'' (6th ed.). London, GBR: Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 235</ref>. [[File:Gemellus superior.png|thumb]]


=== Origin ===
=== Origin ===

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Gemellus superior works with gemellus inferior and obturator internus in the posterior part of the hip. It works to externally rotate and extend the hip[1].

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  1. Palastanga, NIgel; Soames, Roger (November 2011). Physiotherapy Essentials : Anatomy and Human Movement : Structure and Function (6th ed.). London, GBR: Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 235