muscle: gluteus minimus

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Muskeln Gluteus maximus Obturator internus Adductor magnus Gracilis Semimembranosus Semitendinosus Gastrocnemius Gluteus medius Gluteus minimus Piriformis Gemellus superior Gemellus inferior Obturator externus Quadratus femoris Adductor magnus Gluteus maximus Biceps femoris Quadrizeps (vastus lateralis) Biceps femoris Gastrocnemius Popliteus Semitendinosus Semimembranosus Gracilis Sartorius

M. gluteus minimus

The gluteus minimus lies between the gluteus medius and ilium(ilium) and, as a synergist of the gluteus medius, is mainly the abductor of the hip joint. It stabilizes the pelvis against tilting in the frontal plane in the direction of adduction in the hip joint.

Origin: facies glutaea of the ilium
Attachment: greater trochanter of the femur
Antagonists:
Movement: Abduction, ventral part: endorotation and flexion in the hip joint, dorsal part: exorotation in the hip joint and extension in the hip joint