TY  - JOUR
A1  - ,  
T1  - Gluteus minimus muscle: Insertion to hip joint capsule in South Indian fetuses
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 2003
VL  - 7
SP  - 135
EP  - 137
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=03030135
KW  - collagen fiber
KW  - article
KW  - cadaver
KW  - dissection
KW  - femur
KW  - fetus
KW  - gluteus minimus muscle
KW  - hip
KW  - histology
KW  - human
KW  - human tissue
KW  - India
KW  - joint capsule
KW  - muscle cell
KW  - normal human
KW  - skeletal muscle
KW  - surgical anatomy
N2  - The insertion of the gluteus minimus muscle to the superior aspect of the fibrous capsule of the hip joint, in addition to the anterolateral aspect of the greater trochanter has been reported in surgery, cadavers, and full term fetuses. The present study aimed to determine whether or not such an insertion was present in the South Indian fetuses. Seven young-to-full term fetuses were used. A firm attachment of the gluteus minimus muscle to the hip joint capsule was present in all the specimens. Sharp dissection was required to separate it from the capsule. Histological assessment of the junction of the muscle to capsule revealed that bundles of collagen linked the skeletal muscle to the capsule in all cases. Striated muscle fibres became densely collagenous at the site of attachment to the connective tissue of the capsule and the dense collagen fibres were arranged in a linear fashion. Functional role and clinical anatomy of the capsular attachment are presented.
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