Lateral rotator group

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Lateral rotator group

The obturator externus and nearby muscles

Structures surrounding right hip-joint.
Gray's	subject #128 476
Origin:	at or below the acetabulum of the ilium
Insertion:	on or near the greater trochanter of the femur
Artery:	Inferior gluteal artery, Lateral sacral artery, Superior gluteal artery
Nerve:	Obturator nerve, nerve to the Piriformis, nerve to quadratus femoris
Action:	lateral rotation of hip
Antagonist:	Gluteus minimus muscle, Gluteus medius muscle

The Lateral rotator group are a group of muscles of the hip consisting of the following muscles: ^[1]

^ Mnemonic at medicalmnemonics.com 833 3471 657

Norman/Georgetown glutealregion

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Muscles of lower limbs

ILIAC REGION/ILIOPSOAS: psoas major - psoas minor - iliacus

BUTTOCKS: gluteals: (maximus, medius, minimus) - tensor fasciae latae
lateral rotator group: piriformis - obturator externus - obturator internus - inferior gemellus - superior gemellus - quadratus femoris

THIGH: anterior compartment: sartorius - quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis) - articularis genu
medial compartment/adductor: gracilis - pectineus - adductor brevis - adductor longus - adductor magnus
posterior compartment/hamstring: biceps femoris - semitendinosus, semimembranosus

LEG: anterior compartment: tibialis anterior - extensor hallucis longus - extensor digitorum longus - fibularis tertius
posterior compartment: superficial - calf/triceps surae (gastrocnemius, soleus) - plantaris deep - popliteus - tarsal tunnel (flexor hallucis longus - flexor digitorum longus - tibialis posterior)
lateral compartment: fibularis muscles (longus - brevis)

FOOT: dorsal - extensor digitorum brevis - extensor hallucis brevis
plantar first layer - abductor hallucis - flexor digitorum brevis - abductor digiti minimi
plantar second layer - quadratus plantae - lumbrical muscle
plantar third layer - flexor hallucis brevis - adductor hallucis - flexor digiti minimi brevis
plantar fourth layer - dorsal interossei - plantar interossei

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