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BILOMAP P2 vertical slice · variant B (Astro) FR

gluteus medius (literature label, French name to be documented)

Identity

French name Debt recorded on 2026-08-31 : nom français à attester (Q3 pending).
Latin name Debt recorded on 2026-08-31: Latin name to be documented.
Body region lower limb

Provisional (“provisoire”) grouping: body region declared in the registry, not calculated by the cadastre.

Debt recorded on 2026-08-31: body footprint not placed.

The five facts

Name

Debt recorded on 2026-08-31 : nom français à attester (Q3 pending).

Origin

Le muscle moyen glutéal est attaché proximalement à la surface externe de l'ilium le long des trois quarts antérieurs de la crête iliaque

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The gluteus medius is attached proximally to the external surface of the ilium along the anterior three-fourths of the iliac crest, between the anterior and posterior gluteal lines

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Insertion

Le muscle moyen glutéal s'attache distalement aux deux côtés d'un large tendon ancré à l'angle postéro-supérieur et à la surface externe du grand trochanter

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The gluteus medius attaches distally to both sides of a broad tendon anchored to the posterosuperior angle and the external surface of the greater trochanter

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Function

The gluteus medius is the abductor chiefly responsible for stabilizing the pelvis during single-limb weight bearing.

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The gluteus medius muscle is generally recognized as the most powerful abductor of the thigh.

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The muscles that assist the abduction function of the gluteus medius are the gluteus minimus, tensor fasciae latae

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Some individuals compensate by laterally rotating the thigh and further everting the foot (Fig. 8.3C), which imposes additional stress on the foot itself but is less stressful on the gluteus medius muscle.

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This reduction of medial rotation and adduction at the hip minimizes the compensatory strain of hip abductors, chiefly the gluteus medius muscle.

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all of the gluteus minimus fibers assist the gluteus medius muscle in its stabilizing function of maintaining the pelvis level during ambulation.

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toutes les fibres du petit glutéal assistent le muscle moyen glutéal dans sa fonction stabilisatrice de maintien du bassin de niveau pendant la marche.

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The gluteus medius muscle is the main hip abductor and medial rotator.

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Innervation

The gluteus medius muscle is innervated by the inferior branch of the superior gluteal nerve

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Its trigger points

Gluteus medius, posterior part, near the sacroiliac joint

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Sourced locus : partie postérieure du muscle, tout près de la crête iliaque et près de l’articulation sacro-iliaque, en profondeur par rapport au grand glutéal ; c’est, des trois, la localisation la plus postérieure des points gâchettes du moyen glutéal

Documentary status : source checked

Gluteus medius, posterior part, near the sacroiliac joint

Gluteus medius, middle part, below the middle of the iliac crest

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Sourced locus : partie moyenne du muscle, juste sous la crête iliaque, à peu près centrée sur sa longueur, entre la peau et l’os

Documentary status : source checked

Gluteus medius, middle part, below the middle of the iliac crest

Gluteus medius, anterior part, near the anterior superior iliac spine

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Sourced locus : partie antérieure du muscle, juste sous la crête iliaque, près de l’épine iliaque antéro-supérieure, entre la peau et l’os ; rarement rencontré

Documentary status : source checked

Gluteus medius, anterior part, near the anterior superior iliac spine

Under the skin

Debt recorded on 2026-08-31: no structured anatomical relation has been recorded for this muscle. No depth is displayed.

Acupuncture points and MTM

Acupuncture points

Debt recorded on 2026-08-31: no muscle-to-point relation has been recorded.

Sinew channels

Debt recorded on 2026-08-31: no muscle-to-MTM relation has been recorded.

What research says

Debt recorded on 2026-08-31: no structured list of studies has been recorded.

References

  1. travell-tpm-2
  2. dommerholt-fdlp-dry-needling-2018