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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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Review
2015
Review
2015
Disorders of the Peritrochanteric and Deep Gluteal Space: New Frontiers for Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic techniques for the hip joint have evolved into endoscopic methods for extra-articular disorders. These endoscopic… 
2013
2013
Imperforate Hymen Presenting as Chronic Low Back Pain
Imperforate hymen in an adolescent usually presents with cyclic abdominal pain or with pelvic mass associated with primary… 
2003
2003
Restoration of locomotion in paraplegics with aid of autologous bypass grafts for direct neurotisation of muscles by upper motor neurons--the future: surgery of the spinal cord?
OBJECTIVES Paraplegia means a lifelong sentence of sensory loss, paralysis and dependence. Complete spinal cord lesions cannot… 
1996
1996
Gluteus maximus island flap for the repair of sacral pressure sores
Surgical management of decubitus ulcers in spinal cord injured patients (SCI) has been considerably improved by the application… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
Superior gluteal artery laceration, a complication of iliac bone graft surgery.
In the 2 cases cited, laceration of the superior gluteal artery occurred when removing bone from the posterior ilium. A review of… 
1979
1979
The Distally‐Based Gluteus Maximus Muscle Flap
We describe a distally-based gluteus maximus muscle flap to cover trochanteric pressure sores. The results in 4 patients have… 
1971
1971
The harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). VII. A histophysiological study of certain skeletal muscles.
A quantitative and histochemical study of Ms. pectoralis, gluteus, psoas, diaphragma (dorsal, lateral, and ventral parts… 
Review
1965
Review
1965
HEALING OF MUSCLE-PEDICLE BONE GRAFTS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY.
A muscle-pedicle graft receives its blood supply through a softtissue pedicle, so that grafting over a fairly short distance… 
1964
1964
A CHILD WITH THREE LOWER EXTREMITIES.
A girl was first seen in May 1959 at the age of two n-months because of an extra lower extremity. The parents were very anxious… 
Review
1959
Review
1959
A follow-up study of iliopsoas transfer for hip instability.
Fifty cases of iliopsoas transfer have been reviewed. The indications for operation, operative technique and post-operative care… 
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