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'''Origin:''' External (gluteal) surface of ilium between anterior and posterior gluteal lines.<ref name="Palastanga et al, 2002" /> Reaches from iliac crest superiorly and as far as the sciatic notch inferiorly.<ref name="Palastanga et al, 2002" /> Superficial to gluteus maximus.<ref name="Drake et al, 2010" /><br>  
'''Origin:''' External (gluteal) surface of ilium between anterior and posterior gluteal lines.<ref name="Palastanga et al, 2002" /> Reaches from iliac crest superiorly and as far as the sciatic notch inferiorly.<ref name="Palastanga et al, 2002" /> Superficial to gluteus maximus.<ref name="Drake et al, 2010" /><br>  


'''Insertion:''' Lateral surface of greater trochanter.<ref name="Drake et al, 2010" /> A bursa seperates the tendon from the greater trochanter.<ref name="Diop et al, 2002">Diop M, Parratte B, Tatu L, Vuillier F, Faure A, Monnier G. Anatomical bases of superior gluteal nerve entrapment syndrome in the piriformis foramen. Surg Radiol Anat 2002; 24: 155-9.</ref><br>
'''Insertion:''' Lateral surface of greater trochanter.<ref name="Drake et al, 2010" /> A bursa seperates the tendon from the greater trochanter.<ref name="Diop et al, 2002">Diop M, Parratte B, Tatu L, Vuillier F, Faure A, Monnier G. Anatomical bases of superior gluteal nerve entrapment syndrome in the piriformis foramen. Surg Radiol Anat 2002; 24: 155-9.</ref><br>  


'''Nerve:''' The Superior Gluteal Nerve (SGN) supplies the gluteus medius. The SGN originates at the sacral plexus at levels L4, L5 &amp; S1.<ref name="Kenny et al, 1999">Kenny P, O’Brien CP, Synnott K, Walsh MG. Damage to the superior gluteal nerve after two different approaches to the hip. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1999; 81: 979-81.</ref> The SGN divides into several branches, supplying both the gluteus medius and minimus as it passes horizontally between them both, prior to terminating at the tensor facsia latae.<ref name="Kenny et al, 1999" /><br>
'''Nerve:''' The Superior Gluteal Nerve (SGN) supplies the gluteus medius. The SGN originates at the sacral plexus at levels L4, L5 &amp; S1.<ref name="Kenny et al, 1999">Kenny P, O’Brien CP, Synnott K, Walsh MG. Damage to the superior gluteal nerve after two different approaches to the hip. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1999; 81: 979-81.</ref> The SGN divides into several branches, supplying both the gluteus medius and minimus as it passes horizontally between them both, prior to terminating at the tensor facsia latae.<ref name="Kenny et al, 1999" /><br>  


[[Image:Gluteal_Nerve_(Sacral_Plexus).png|thumb|left|200px|Superior Gluteal Nerve (Nerve Root L5, L5 & S1) - Sacral Plexus]]
'''Blood Supply:''' Superior gluteal artery and superior gluteal vein.<ref name="Drake et al, 2010" />


[[Image:Dermatomes.PNG|thumb|center|200px]]'''Blood Supply:''' Superior gluteal artery and superior gluteal vein.<ref name="Drake et al, 2010" /><br>
[[Image:Gluteal Nerve (Sacral Plexus).png|thumb|center|Superior Gluteal Nerve (Nerve Root L4, L5 & S1) - Sacral Plexus]]
 
[[Image:Dermatomes.PNG|thumb|center|Dermatomes (Gluteal Region: L1 & L2)]]<br>


= Palpation  =
= Palpation  =

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Anatomy[edit | edit source]

The gluteus medius is one of three gluteal muscles (minimus, medius and maximus). It is a superficial, fan shaped and broad muscle that lies in the posterolateral aspect of the pelvis, inferior to the iliac crest.[1] The gluteus medius has a broad origin on the external (gluteal) ilium and its tendon inserts into the lateral aspect of the greater trochanter.[2] The muscle is overlapped by the gluteus maximus and covered with a strong layer of fascia.[1]

Gluteus Medius


Origin: External (gluteal) surface of ilium between anterior and posterior gluteal lines.[1] Reaches from iliac crest superiorly and as far as the sciatic notch inferiorly.[1] Superficial to gluteus maximus.[2]

Insertion: Lateral surface of greater trochanter.[2] A bursa seperates the tendon from the greater trochanter.[3]

Nerve: The Superior Gluteal Nerve (SGN) supplies the gluteus medius. The SGN originates at the sacral plexus at levels L4, L5 & S1.[4] The SGN divides into several branches, supplying both the gluteus medius and minimus as it passes horizontally between them both, prior to terminating at the tensor facsia latae.[4]

Blood Supply: Superior gluteal artery and superior gluteal vein.[2]

Superior Gluteal Nerve (Nerve Root L4, L5 & S1) - Sacral Plexus
Dermatomes (Gluteal Region: L1 & L2)


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References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Palastanga N, Field D, Soames R. Anatomy and Human Movement, Structure and Function. 4th ed. Edinburgh: Butterworth Heinemann; 2002.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Drake RL, Vogl AW, Mitchell, AWM. Gray's Anatomy for Students. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone; 2010.
  3. Diop M, Parratte B, Tatu L, Vuillier F, Faure A, Monnier G. Anatomical bases of superior gluteal nerve entrapment syndrome in the piriformis foramen. Surg Radiol Anat 2002; 24: 155-9.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kenny P, O’Brien CP, Synnott K, Walsh MG. Damage to the superior gluteal nerve after two different approaches to the hip. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1999; 81: 979-81.