Lesser trochanter
| Lesser trochanter | |
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Left hip-joint, opened by removing the floor of the acetabulum from within the pelvis.
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Upper extremity of right femur viewed from behind and above.
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| Insertions | Psoas major |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | trochanter minor |
| Dorlands /Elsevier |
t_20/12824961 |
| TA | A02.5.04.007 |
| FMA | 32853 |
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Anatomical terms of bone
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The lesser trochanter (small trochanter) of the femur is a conical eminence, which varies in size in different subjects.
It projects from the lower and back part of the base of the femur neck.
From its apex three well-marked borders extend:
The summit of the trochanter is rough, and gives insertion to the tendon of the Psoas major and the Iliacus.
It can be involved in an avulsion fracture.
Right femur. Posterior surface.
Right hip-joint from the front.
Capsule of hip-joint (distended). Posterior aspect.
Hip joint. Lateral view. Lesser trochanter
Muscles of Thigh. Anterior views.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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