Friday, 16 May 2014

FCPS part 1 Medicine solved mcqs with explanation Q23



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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