7yr old girl, injury to nerve which passes superior- to piriformis & winds around greater sciatic notch. Most likely muscle affected –
Correct Answer: Gluteus medius
Description: Structures passing through greater sciatic foramen.
Piriformis
Above Piriformis
Superior gluteal nerve and vessels
Below Piriformis
Inferior gluteal nerve and vessels
Sciatic nerve
Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh
Nerve to quadratus femoris
Pudendal nerve
Internal pudendal vessels
Nerve to obturator internus
Superior gluteal nerve supplies gluteus medius and gluteus minimus.
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