Hip Flashcards
Gluteus maximus
O: iliac crest
sacrum
coccyx
I: iliotibial band
linea aspera
gluteal tuberosity
INN: inferior gluteal
A: EX
ABD (upper segments)
ADD (lower segments)

Gluteus medius
O: iliac crest
lateral surface b/w posterior and anterior gluteal lines
I: greater trochanter
INN: superior gluteal
A: ABD
IR (all in FX, anterior portion in EX)

Gluteus minimus
O: lateral ilium b/w inferior and anterior gluteal lines
I: greater trochanter
INN: superior gluteal
A: ABD
IR (all in hip fx, anterior portion in hip ex)

Iliacus
O: iliac fossa
I: lesser trochanter
anterior capsule of hip
INN: femoral
A: FX
ER

Inferior gemellus
O: ischial tuberosity
I: greater trochanter
INN: nerve to quadratus femoris
A: ER

Obturator externus
O: obturator foramen
I: trochanteric fossa
INN: obturator nerve
A: ER

Obturator internus
O: obturator foramen
I: greater trochanter
INN: nerve to obturator internus
A: ER

Piriformis
O: anterolateral sacrum (greater sciatic foramen)
I: greater trochanter
INN: L5-S2 ventral rami
A: ER (hip ex)
IR (hip fx)

Psoas major
O: T12-L5 transverse processes and bodies
I: lesser trochanter
INN: branches of lumbar plexus
A: FX
ER

Quadratus femoris
O: ischial tuberosity
I: intertrochanteric crest
INN: nerve to quadratus femoris
A: ER

Superior gemellus
O: ischial spine
ischial tuberosity
I: obturator internus tendon
INN: nerve to obturator internus
A: ER
