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Hip Abductors
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The hip abductors are the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus.
Detail
The hip abductors are the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. The training exercise listed is abduction. (Hip abduction ROM is 45 degrees, limited by the 2-joint gracilis muscle.)
Key facts
- Hip abductors: gluteus medius and gluteus minimus.
- Hip abduction ROM: 45° (limited by the gracilis).
- Exercise: abduction.
Connections
- abduction — the movement they produce.
- gluteus-medius — hip abductor; balance in walking.
- gluteus-minimus — smallest gluteal; functions like gluteus medius.
- hip-abduction — training exercise.
SourceReference manual
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Cited authorities in source: Yessis (1992).
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Atlas Connections
Abduction
Movement of a body part away from the midline (axis) of the trunk.Gluteus MediusClosely related
A fan-shaped hip abductor under the gluteus maximus, important for balance in walking.Gluteus MinimusClosely related
The smallest gluteal muscle; functions similarly to the gluteus medius as a hip abductor.Hip Joint Range of Motion
Hip flexion 90° (knee extended) to 120° (up to 135°, knee flexed); hyperextension 10–30°; adduction 30°; abduction 45°; medial rotation 30–45°; lateral rotation 45–60°.Hip Abduction
Outer-hip machine movement training the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus; also listed as the vastus medialis exercise.