Gluteus Maximus - Attachments, Actions & Innervation
Gluteus Medius – Attachments, Actions & Innervation
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The gluteus medius muscle is one of the posterior hip muscles that form the buttocks.
Gluteus Medius
Attachments of Gluteus Medius: Origin & Insertion
Origin: (proximal attachments)
Outer surface of ilium, between the posterior and anterior gluteal lines.
Insertion: (distal attachments)
Lateral and superior surfaces of the greater trochanter of femur.
Actions of Gluteus Medius on the thigh (femur):
a. Abducts thigh at the hip.
b. Anterior fibers Medially Rotate thigh at the hip.
c. Posterior fibers Laterally Rotate thigh at the hip.
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Nerve to Muscle and its Spinal Segment:
a. Superior gluteal nerve (L5, S1).