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Gluteus Minimus
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The smallest gluteal muscle; functions similarly to the gluteus medius as a hip abductor.
Detail
The gluteus minimus, as its name infers, is the smallest of the gluteal muscles. It functions similarly to the gluteus medius and is one of the two hip abductors.
Key facts
- Smallest of the gluteal muscles.
- Functions similarly to the gluteus medius.
- A primary hip abductor.
Connections
- hip-abductors — group it belongs to.
- gluteus-medius — functions similarly.
- hip-abduction — training exercise.
SourceReference manual
p.36p.684
Pages: 684, 36.
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