Gluteus Minimus
Muscular System
The gluteus minimus is the smallest and deepest gluteal muscle, lying beneath the gluteus medius and functioning similarly.
Attachments and Innervation
- Origin: the outer surface of the ilium between the anterior and inferior gluteal lines.
- Insertion: the anterior surface of the greater trochanter of the femur.
- Nerve: the superior gluteal nerve (L4–S1).
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