Obturator internus muscle
The obturator internus muscle, like the piriformis muscle, is both a muscle of the pelvic wall and of the gluteal region. It originates within the pelvis, and continues as a flattened tendon posteriorly through the lesser sciatic foramen (between ischial spine and tuberosity).
Summary
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origin
- anterolateral wall of true pelvis
- deep surface of obturator membrane and surrounding bone
- insertion: medial side of greater trochanter of femur
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action
- laterally rotates the extended femur at hip joint
- abducts flexed femur at hip joint
- arterial supply: inferior gluteal artery
- innervation: nerve to the obturator internus
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Anatomy: Lower limb
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- knee joint
- tibiofibular joints
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ankle joint
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- lateral ankle
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- lateral collateral ligament
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- ossification centers of the ankle
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subtalar joint
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- mid-tarsal (Chopart) joint
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tarsometatarsal (Lisfranc) joint
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- intermetatarsal joint
- metatarsophalangeal joint
- interphalangeal joint
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subtalar joint
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muscles of the lower limb
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