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Piriformis

Type
Muscle
Japanese
梨状筋
Reading
りじょうきん
English
Piriformis
Latin
Musculus piriformis
Main functions
Hip movement

Connections

Origin

  • Sacrum

Insertion

  • Femur

Nerve supply

  • Sacral plexus

Part of

  • Deep lateral rotators of the hip

Articles

  • Piriformis: location, action and relation to the sciatic nerve

Also mentioned in

  • Sciatic nerve: course, roots and the spinal cord

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