There are several techniques that may be employed during a hip replacement surgery. These are usually named according to where the incision is made in relation to the gluteus medius muscle. These ...

Regardless of whether you're a runner, skier, or climber, you're likely overlooking a key muscle in your training: the gluteus medius. Located within the gluteal muscle group, alongside your gluteus ...

The tensor fasciae latae—or TFL for short—is a small muscle on the outside of your hip, spanning an average of 6 inches in length. But when this area is tight, painful, or otherwise overworked, you ...

The gluteus minimus is one of the secondary muscles that can produce hip extension. This muscle is located deep and somewhat anterior to (in front of) the gluteus medius. It is a broad and triangular ...

Legg — Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard University, Medical School. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 105. Select the format you want to export the ...

The gluteus medius is the often-overlooked 'sidekick' to the gluteus maximus, the largest of the three muscles that make up the buttocks. The gluteus medius runs along the outer edge of the buttocks, ...

You may have more in common with Jean Claude Van Damme than you think. The “Muscles from Brussels” once joked, “I admit, I do have a very nice butt. Some say my career was built on it.” Indeed, the ...