Muscles / Hips
Quadratus femoris
- Hips
- Hip & gluteal
- Deep layer
Anatomy
- Origin
- Lateral border of the ischial tuberosity
- Insertion
- Quadrate tubercle on the intertrochanteric crest
- Nerve
- Nerve to quadratus femoris (L4-S1)
Actions
- Laterally rotates the hip
- Steadies the femoral head
Exercises that train it most
Also trained by
Notes
- Can be compressed between the ischium and lesser trochanter (ischiofemoral impingement).
References (4)
- Standring S, ed. Elsevier. Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 42nd ed.
- Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Wolters Kluwer. Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy. 9th ed.
- Neumann DA. Elsevier. Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed.
- Betts JG, Young KA, Wise JA, et al. OpenStax (free, openly licensed textbook). Anatomy and Physiology 2e