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Middle, smaller muscle in the buttock region that extends to the thigh.<\/p>\n

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A muscle of the hip originating on the lateral surface of the ilium and inserted in the greater trochanter of the femur. It abducts and medially rotates the thigh and is controlled by the superior gluteal nerve.<\/p>\n

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