Hip Abductor Muscles
(Redirected from Glute Medius and Minimus)
Introduction
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![Hip abductor musculature[1]](/w/images/thumb/d/df/Hip_abductor_musculature.jpeg/120px-Hip_abductor_musculature.jpeg)
Hip abductor musculature[1] -
![Lateral view of the hip with the selected muscles of the hip and gluteus medius illustrated[2]](/w/images/thumb/7/74/Lateral_hip_abductor_muscles.jpeg/81px-Lateral_hip_abductor_muscles.jpeg)
Lateral view of the hip with the selected muscles of the hip and gluteus medius illustrated[2] -
Strength testing the abductor muscles -
Manual Muscle Testing: Hip Abduction -
![Hip abductor musculature[1]](/File:Hip_abductor_musculature.jpeg)
![Lateral view of the hip with the selected muscles of the hip and gluteus medius illustrated[2]](/File:Lateral_hip_abductor_muscles.jpeg)
Alternative Names
- Hip abductors
- Hip abductor group
- Gluteal abductors
- Gluteus medius–minimus complex
- Lateral hip musculature
- Lateral hip stabilizers
General
- Abduction: movement away from the midline of the body
- Located in the lateral thigh
Primary Abductor Muscles
Secondary Abductor Muscles
- Piriformis
- Sartorius
- Superior fibers of the Gluteus maximus
Actions
- Pelvic stabilization during walking and running[6]
- Abduction and rotation at the hip joint
- Stabilize the hip within the frontal plane during single-limb support phase of walking
Clinical Significance
Pathology
Procedures
See Also
References
- ↑ Marcaccio, Stephen E., et al. "Diagnosis and management of hip abductor insufficiency." Rhode Island Medical Journal 101.10 (2018): 46-50.
- ↑ Parvaresh, Kevin C., et al. "Architecture of the short external rotator muscles of the hip." BMC musculoskeletal disorders 20.1 (2019): 611.
- ↑ Image courtesy of https://www.healthline.com/
- ↑ Malanga, Gerard A., and Kenneth R. Mautner. "Atlas of ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections." (No Title) (2014)
- ↑ Park, Ki Deok, et al. "Factors associated with the outcome of ultrasound-guided trochanteric bursa injection in greater trochanteric pain syndrome: a retrospective cohort study." Pain Physician 19.4 (2016): E547.
- ↑ Ganderton, C., et al. "Gluteus medius, gluteus minimus and tensor fascia latae are overactive during gait in post-menopausal women with greater trochanteric pain syndrome." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 20 (2017): e72.