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Gluteal muscle

Known as: Gluteus, MUSCLE, GLUTEUS 
Any of the skeletal muscles that form the buttocks. These muscles are responsible for hip abduction and extension as well as movement of the thigh.
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Broader (1)

Muscle of pelvic girdle

Narrower (9)

Short hip rotator muscleStructure of gemellus muscleStructure of gluteus maximus muscleStructure of gluteus medius muscle

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Pseudotumor associated with metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty.
This case report details the presentation, imaging results, and operative findings of a pseudotumor associated with a press-fit… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Use of weight-bearing MRI for evaluating wheelchair cushions based on internal soft-tissue deformations under ischial tuberosities.
Deep tissue injury (DTI) is a severe type of pressure ulcer, in which damage initiates under intact skin, in soft tissues that… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
EMG activity of hip and trunk muscles during deep-water running.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Electromyographic activity of the lumbar and hip extensors during dynamic trunk extension exercise.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of exercise intensity and multiple sets on muscle activation patterns during trunk extension… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Early and long-term changes of equine skeletal muscle in response to endurance training and detraining
Abstract. Twenty-four 4-year-old Andalusian (Spanish breed) stallions were used to examine the plasticity of myosin heavy chain… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Myosin heavy chain isoforms in adult equine skeletal muscle: An immunohistochemical and electrophoretic study
The aim of this study was to characterize the myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoforms present in equine skeletal muscle. 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Dynamic EMG Analysis of Torque Transfer in Professional Baseball Pitchers
Fifteen professional baseball pitchers underwent active pitching motion analysis of the abdominal oblique, rectus abdominis… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Short‐ and long‐term effects of paralysis on the motor innervation of two different neonatal mouse muscles
1. A study was made of short‐ and long‐term effects of paralysis induced by type A botulinum toxin on the development of… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The morphogenesis of the thigh of the mouse with special reference to tetrapod muscle homologies
In order to provide an ontogenetic basis for the establishment of tetrapod muscle homologies and for the analysis of complex… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Electromyographic study of three parts of the gluteus medius muscle during functional activities.
This study was undertaken to determine the onset, duration, and degree of electromyographic activity in the anterior, middle, and… 
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