How do you find the gluteal tuberosity?

The gluteal tuberosity is the lateral ridge above the linea aspera on the posterior surface of the femur. It is very rough surface. It runs almost vertically upward to the base of the greater trochanter.

What is a gluteal tuberosity?

Medical Definition of gluteal tuberosity : the lateral ridge of the linea aspera of the femur that gives attachment to the gluteus maximus.

How do you palpate the gluteus medius?

Palpation. Find the middle of iliac crest which is located above the greater trochanter. Two fingers below is the bulk of gluteus medius. The contraction of the muscle can be felt by alternate single leg-stands.

Where is the gluteal femoral region?

The gluteal region lies behind the pelvis, and extends from the iliac crest to the gluteal fold (fold of the buttock), which is the posterior horizontal crease line of the hip joint. Various muscles, nerves, and vessels emerge from the pelvis to enter the lower limb in this region.

What attaches to the gluteal line of the femur?

The adductor part attaches distally to the linea aspera, the gluteal tuberosity on the femur and the medial supracondylar line on the distal femur. The hamstring portion attaches onto the femur at the adductor tubercle on the inferomedial portion of the bone.

What muscles attach to the greater trochanter of the femur?

The greater trochanter is situated on the proximal and lateral side of the femur, just distal to the hip joint and the neck of the femur. The tendons of the gluteus medius (GMed), gluteus minimus (GMin), gluteus maximus (GMax) and the tensor fascia lata (TFL) attach onto this bony outgrowth (apophysis).

Which buttocks muscle is the smallest?

Gluteus minimus muscle
Gluteus minimus muscle is the smallest one of the three gluteal muscles, it lies deep to the gluteus medius muscle.

What markings are clearly visible from a posterior view of the femur?

Linea aspera (Linea aspera) is a vertical ridge that runs along the midline of the femur’s posterior surface. The medial and lateral lips of the linea aspera are attachment sites for the adductor, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and biceps femoris (short head) muscles.

What is the shape of the gluteal tuberosity?

Third trochanter: In some individuals a rounded tubercle (often resembling the lesser trochanter in form) develops above, or instead of, the gluteal tuberosity. This feature is usually scored as 0 (absent), 1 (present), or 2 (ridge). Fovea capitis shape: Examine and record the shape of the margins of the fovea capitis.

Where is the quadrate tubercle of the femur located?

Of note, the quadrate tubercle of the femur is also found along the intertrochanteric crest. The femoral shaft is a cylindrical structure with significant variability from one individual to another. The shaft is relatively wide at the proximal end but becomes progressively narrow toward the middle.

How is the smooth convexity of the femoral head disrupted?

The smooth convexity of the femoral head is disrupted on the posteroinferior surface by a depression known as the fovea for the ligament of the head (fovea capitis femoris). Looking for a faster way to understand the anatomy of the femur?

Where is the great trochanter located in the femur?

The great trochanter is roughly quadrangular and extends from the superior aspect of the junction of the neck and shaft of the femur. It is associated with a crescent-shaped, rough, depression known as the trochanteric fossa, found on the medial surface of the apophysis.