Name
Pronunciation
(je-MEL-us)
Origin/Proximal Attachment
Ischial tuberosity
Insertion/Distal Attachment
Medial aspect of greater trochanter (via lower tendon of obturator internus)
Action/Relevance
Externally rotate the thigh
Innervation
Nerve to quadratus femoris (L4, 5,S1)
Notes
Gemellus inferior is one of the gluteal muscles around the hip. It arises from the upper border of the ischial tuberosity. It passes laterally and posterior to the neck of the femur, joining with the tendon of the obturator internus muscle. It inserts into the middle part of the medial aspect of the trochanteric fossa.