Action of Gluteus Medius and Gluteus
Minimus muscle is:
a) Abduction & Medial rotation
b) Abduction & lateral rotation
c) Adduction & medial rotation
d) Adduction & lateral rotation
Correct Answer: a
Explanation:
The Gluteus Medius & Gluteus
Minimus abduct the thigh when the leg is fully extended. They also turn
the thigh inward that is, medially rotate the thigh. Weakness of these
two abductors of thigh such as due to a lesion of superior gluteal nerve (which
supplies these two muscles) can result in Trendelenburg Gait.
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