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Gluteus minimus: observations on its insertion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2001

JOHAN WALTERS ,
MICHAEL SOLOMONS  and
JOHN DAVIES
JOHAN WALTERS
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, and Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
MICHAEL SOLOMONS
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, and Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
JOHN DAVIES
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, and Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Abstract

In 17 adult and 3 full term fetuses the hip joints were dissected to expose the insertion of gluteus minimus. An attachment of the deep surface of the tendon as it passes over the hip joint capsule was found in every case. Histological examination of this insertion confirmed the presence of short intramuscular tendons firmly anchoring the tendon to the capsule. It is suggested that this attachment retracts the capsule during hip joint motion, thereby preventing capsular entrapment.

Keywords

Hip muscle insertionabductorsimpingement syndrome
Type
Short Report
Information
The Journal of Anatomy , Volume 198 , Issue 2 , February 2001 , pp. 239 - 242
Copyright
© Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2001

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