A summary for learning the muscles of the hip including their attachments, innervation, etc., without having to have too many books open. Resources: "Grey's anatomy", "Taschenatlas Anatomie", "McMinn's Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy" and Wikipedia. Awaiting further proof-reading!

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Muscles of the hip and gluteal region ­ attachments
ANT MED POST
gluteus medius gluteus medius
piriformis piriformis
greater greater
trochanter trochanter
greater fovea
trochanter obturator externus
trochanteric fossa
obturator externus quadratus femoris
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trochanter
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superior gemellus
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gluteus medius
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inferior gemellus
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(showing left femur)
Muscles of the hip (3)
location /
name meaning body part origin insertion nerve supply blood supply function
layer
medial femoral
hip flexor, lateral
lesser trochanter of circumflex artery,
iliacus muscle from ilia hip iliac fossa femoral nerve rotation when femoral
femur iliac brnach of
shaft fractured
iliolumbar artery
transverse processes of hip flexor (also of
lumbar plexus via
T12­L5 and lateral lesser trochanter of lumbar branch of trunk), lateral rotation
psoas major major loin muscle hip anterior branches
aspects of discs between femur iliolumbar artery when femoral shaft
of L1­L3 nerves
them fractured
hip flexor, lateral
side of T12+L1 and pectineal line and
psoas minor minor loin muscle hip lumbar plexus rotation when femoral
discs iliopectineal eminence
shaft fractured