piriformis
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Introduction
Muscle extending from the pelvis into the gluteal region.
Origin
- margins of the pelvic sacral foramina & greater sciatic notch of ilium
Insertion
upper border of the greater trochanter (femur)
Action
Innervation
nerve to the piriformis (sciatic plexus)
More general terms
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999