- See:
External Hip Rotators;
- Anatomy:
- origin: inferior medial surface of the obturator foramen and the quadrilateral surface;
- insertion: after passing thru the lesser sciatic notch, it inserts on the superior posterior
aspect of the greater trochanter of the humerus;
- action: outward rotation of the thigh at the hip can also produce horizontal extension;
- synergists: piriformis, obturator externus,
quadratus femoris,
gemellus superior and gemellus inferior;
