Summary
| Location: | Situated in the lateral (outer) part of the hip. |
Information
| Group: | Hip and Pelvis |
| Side(s) of body: | Front |
| Function/action: | Hip Lateral Rotator |
Details
| Joint: | Hip |
| Bone: | Femur, Pelvis |
| Origin: | External surface of the obturator membrane (a thin, fibrous sheet that closes the obturator foramen) and the surrounding bony margin of the obturator foramen. |
| Insertion: | Trochanteric fossa of the femur, which is a depression on the posterior and lateral aspect of the greater trochanter. |
Exercises
| Secondary muscle in: | Hip Abduction, Lying Side Leg Raise, Side Leg Raise, Side Lunge, Jumping Jack |