What kinds of positioning methods are there in gluteus minimus?

The gluteus medius is fan-shaped and located above the buttocks. The lower part of gluteus medius is covered by gluteus maximus, and gluteus minimus is in the deep part of gluteus medius, which can be used for hip abduction and internal rotation. There are two ways to locate the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus.

Methods 1: The fingertips of the index finger and the middle finger were placed on the anterior superior iliac spine and the lower edge of the iliac spine, respectively, to form a triangular area between the iliac crest, the index finger and the middle finger, and the internal angle formed by the index finger and the middle finger was the injection area.

Method 2: Three transverse fingers on the lateral side of the anterior superior iliac spine (based on the finger width of the patient). As shown in the figure below:

Extended data:

Gluteus minimus and muscle combinations with different functions have several different functions:

1. As the main abductor, it works together with the gluteus medius muscle to abduct the hip joint with the help of tensor fascia lata, piriformis, sartorius, obturator internus and gluteus maximus fibers;

2. gluteus minimus, as the main pronator, pronates the hip joint together with the anterior fibers of gluteus medius and tensor fascia lata under the action of some fibers of semitendinosus, semimembranous muscle and iliopsoas muscle with weak synergy.

3. gluteus minimus and gluteus medius help the most powerful gluteus maximus muscle, which can make the whole lower limb of dozens of kilograms stretch backwards and resist considerable weight;

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