- Anatomy:
- external rotators of thigh include (from superior to inferior)
- Piriformis
- conjoined tendons:
- Gemellus Superior
- Obturator Internus
- Gemellus Inferior
- references:
- Anatomic Mapping of Short External Rotators Shows the Limit of Their Preservation During THA
- CONJOINT TENDON RELEASE IN DIRECT ANTERIOR THA: DOES IT MATTER?
- Obturator Externus
- Quadratus Femoris
- Gluteus Maximus
- the external rotators arise from pelvic surface of sacrum & from hip bone & insert on or about greater trochanter (w/ the exception
of the maximus);
- the superior and inferior gemelli join together along with the obturator internus to form the conjoined tendon;