◔
Piriformis: Difference between revisions
From WikiMSK
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (14 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Muscle | ||
|quality=Stub | |||
|image=Posterior Hip Muscles.png | |image=Posterior Hip Muscles.png | ||
| | |caption=The [[Lateral Hip Rotators]] | ||
|origin=2, 3, 4 costotransverse bars of anterior sacrum, few fibers from superior border of greater sciatic notch | |||
|origin=2, 3, 4 costotransverse bars of anterior sacrum, few fibers from superior border of greater sciatic notch | |||
|insertion=Anterior part of medial aspect of greater trochanter of femur | |insertion=Anterior part of medial aspect of greater trochanter of femur | ||
|action=Externally rotates and stabilises the hip | |action=Externally rotates and stabilises the hip | ||
|synergists= | |synergists=External Obturator, Gemelli Muscles, Internal Obturator, Quadratus Femoris | ||
| | |spinal innervation=S1, S2 | ||
|peripheral innervation=[[Nerve to Piriformis]] | |||
|blood supply=Inferior gluteal, lateral sacral and superior gluteal artery. | |||
|conditions=[[Piriformis Syndrome]] | |||
|nerve supply=Nerve to piriformis (S1 and S2) | |nerve supply=Nerve to piriformis (S1 and S2) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Piriformis Syndrome]] | |||
{{Muscles of the Hip and Lower Limb}} | {{Muscles of the Hip and Lower Limb|state=collapsed}} | ||
[[Category:Muscles of the Lower Limb]] | |||
[[Category: | {{#set:Has muscle group=Lateral Hip Rotators}} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:50, 18 April 2022
This article is a stub.
| |
| Piriformis | |
|---|---|
| Muscle Type | |
| Origin | 2, 3, 4 costotransverse bars of anterior sacrum, few fibers from superior border of greater sciatic notch |
| Insertion | Anterior part of medial aspect of greater trochanter of femur |
| Action | Externally rotates and stabilises the hip |
| Synergists | External Obturator, Gemelli Muscles, Internal Obturator, Quadratus Femoris |
| Antagonists | |
| Spinal innervation | S1, S2 |
| Peripheral Innervation | Nerve to Piriformis |
| Vasculature | Inferior gluteal, lateral sacral and superior gluteal artery. |
| Feature | Piriformis Syndrome |
