Gluteus Medius Muscle

Gluteus Medius Muscle


Gluteus medius
Latin musculus gluteus medius
Gray's subject #128 474
Origin Gluteal surface of ilium, under gluteus maximus
Insertion Greater trochanter of the femur
Artery superior gluteal artery
Nerve superior gluteal nerve (L4, L5, S1 nerve roots)
Actions abduction of the hip; preventing adduction of the hip. Medial rotation of thigh.
Antagonist medial rotator group

The gluteus medius (or glutæus medius), one of the three gluteal muscles, is a broad, thick, radiating muscle, situated on the outer surface of the pelvis.

Its posterior third is covered by the gluteus maximus, its anterior two-thirds by the gluteal aponeurosis, which separates it from the superficial fascia and integument.

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