Musculus gluteus medius

gluteus medius muscle

Origin: iliac crest (between linea glutea posterior and anterior ) to crista iliaca

Insertion: trochanter major femoris

Inervation: n. gluteus superior (z L₄−S₁)

Function: internal rotation (anterior pedicle), external rotation (posterior pedicle), abduction (medial pedicle) at the hip joint

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Related articles

• Plexus sacralis
• Musculus gluteus maximus
• Musculus gluteus minimus

References

• ČIHÁK, Radomír – GRIM, Miloš. Anatomie. 2., uprav. a dopl edition. Grada Publishing, 2002. 470 pp. vol. 1. ISBN 80-7169-970-5.

• VIGUÉ, Jordi. Atlas lidského těla. 3. edition. Rebo, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7234-881-7.