Gluteus Medius
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Anatomy
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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] The SGN divides into several branches, supplying both the gluteus medius and minimus as it passes horizontally between them both. [4] The nerve terminates where it supplies the tensor facsia latae. [4] The area of skin covering the gluteus medius is supplied by dermatome at levels L1 & L2.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Palastanga N, Field D, Soames R. Anatomy and Human Movement, Structure and Function. 4th ed. Edinburgh: Butterworth Heinemann; 2002.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 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.