Triceps coxae

Last revised by Kieran Kusel on 15 Feb 2020

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Hacking C, Kusel K, Triceps coxae. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-42365

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-42365

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/42365

rID:

42365

Article created:

18 Jan 2016, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

View Craig Hacking's current disclosures

Last revised:

15 Feb 2020, Kieran Kusel ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Kieran Kusel had no recorded disclosures.

View Kieran Kusel's current disclosures

Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Anatomy

The triceps coxae is the tricipital (three headed) collection of 3 muscles in the posterior hip which act together on the hip, primarily to laterally rotate the extended thigh. It comprises (in order from superior to inferior) the superior gemellus, obturator internus and inferior gemellus muscles, lying between the piriformis muscle (superiorly) and quadratus femoris muscle (inferiorly).