Gluteus minimus

Gluteus minimus
Gluteus minimus
	Gluteus minimus muscle (shown in red). Posterior view.
	The gluteus minimus and nearby small gluteal muscles (posterior view)
Details
Origin	From area in between the anterior gluteal line and inferior gluteal line of gluteal surface ilium, under gluteus medius.
Insertion	Greater trochanter of the femur
Artery	Superior gluteal artery
Nerve	Superior gluteal nerve (L4, L5, S1 nerve roots)
Actions	Works in concert with gluteus medius: abduction of the hip; preventing adduction of the hip. Medial rotation of thigh.
Antagonist	Lateral rotator group
Identifiers
Latin	musculus glutaeus minimus
TA98	A04.7.02.008
TA2	2600
FMA	22317
	Anatomical terms of muscle

The gluteus minimus, or glutæus minimus, the smallest of the three gluteal muscles,^[1] is situated immediately beneath the gluteus medius.

^ Greco AJ, Vilella RC (July 2020). "Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb, Gluteus Minimus Muscle". StatPearls. PMID 32310604. Retrieved 13 August 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)