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The gluteus maximus(plural: glutei glutei maximi) is the largest muscle in the gluteal region region and overlies most of the other gluteal muscles.
Summary
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origin
insertion: gluteal gluteal tuberosity of the femur and and iliotibial tract
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gross anatomy:
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action
powerful extensor of flexed femur at hip joint
lateral stabiliser of hip joint
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lateral stabiliser of the extended knee joint
lateral rotator of the thigh
abduction at the hip (upper fibres)
arterial supply:superior and inferior gluteal arteries
innervation:inferior gluteal nerve(L5, S1, S2)
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bursa:
between the muscle and ischial tuberosity (ischiogluteal bursa)
between the muscle and greater trochanter (trochanteric bursa)
between the muscle and upper part of the vastus lateralis (gluteofemoral bursa)
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antagonist
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variants
-<p>The <strong>gluteus maximus</strong> (plural: glutei maximi) is the largest muscle in the <a href="/articles/gluteal-muscles">gluteal</a> region and overlies most of the other <a href="/articles/gluteal-muscles">gluteal muscles</a>.</p><h5>Summary</h5><ul>- +<p>The <strong>gluteus maximus</strong> (plural: glutei maximi) is the largest muscle in the <a href="/articles/gluteal-muscles">gluteal</a> region and overlies most of the other <a href="/articles/gluteal-muscles">gluteal muscles</a>.</p><h5>Summary</h5><ul>
-<li><p>gluteal surface of the <a href="/articles/ilium">ilium</a> behind the posterior gluteal line</p></li>-<li><p>the lumbar fascia</p></li>- +<li><p>gluteal surface of the <a href="/articles/ilium">ilium</a> behind the posterior gluteal line</p></li>
- +<li><p>the lumbar <a href="/articles/fascia" title="Fascia">fascia</a></p></li>
-<li><p><strong>insertion</strong>: gluteal tuberosity of the <a href="/articles/femur">femur</a> and <a href="/articles/iliotibial-band">iliotibial tract</a></p></li>- +<li><p><strong>insertion</strong>: gluteal tuberosity of the <a href="/articles/femur">femur</a> and <a href="/articles/iliotibial-band">iliotibial tract</a></p></li>
-<p><strong>gross anatomy: </strong></p>- +<p><strong>gross anatomy: </strong></p>
-<li><p><strong></strong>thick flat sheet of muscle sloping from the pelvis down across the buttock </p></li>-<li><p>fan-shaped muscle with a posterior third lying deep to the posterior recess of the ischioanal fossa </p></li>- +<li><p><strong></strong>thick flat sheet of muscle sloping from the pelvis down across the buttock </p></li>
- +<li><p>fan-shaped muscle with a posterior third lying deep to the posterior recess of the ischioanal fossa </p></li>
-<li><p>powerful extensor of flexed femur at hip joint</p></li>- +<li><p>powerful extensor of flexed femur at <a href="/articles/hip-joint-1" title="Hip joint">hip joint</a></p></li>
-<li><p><strong>arterial supply</strong>:<strong> </strong><a href="/articles/superior-gluteal-artery-1">superior </a>and <a href="/articles/inferior-gluteal-artery">inferior gluteal arteries</a></p></li>-<li><p><strong>innervation</strong>: <a href="/articles/inferior-gluteal-nerve">inferior gluteal nerve</a> (L5, S1, S2)</p></li>- +<li><p><strong>arterial supply</strong>:<strong> </strong><a href="/articles/superior-gluteal-artery-1">superior </a>and <a href="/articles/inferior-gluteal-artery">inferior gluteal arteries</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>innervation</strong>: <a href="/articles/inferior-gluteal-nerve">inferior gluteal nerve</a> (L5, S1, S2)</p></li>
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