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Gemelli and Obuturator Internus
Abstract
The gemelli vary in size. The superior gemelus may be small or absent, or may be doubled and may insert into the capsule of the hip joint. The inferior gemellus may also be doubled; its absence has also been reported but more rarely than the superior muscle. Terry reported that the superior gemellus was absent, on one side or both, in 31 of 254 cadavers. Wood reported the superior gemellus was absent in 4 of 70 bodies, three male and one female. Nakano found no gemelli absent, in Chinese bodies, in 75 body halves.
The gemelli vary in size. The superior gemelus may be small or absent, or may be doubled and may insert into the capsule of the hip joint.
The inferior gemellus may also be doubled; its absence has also been reported but more rarely than the superior muscle.
Terry reported that the superior gemellus was absent, on one side or both, in 31 of 254 cadavers. Wood reported the superior gemellus was absent in 4 of 70 bodies, three male and one female. Nakano found no gemelli absent, in Chinese bodies, in 75 body halves. Adachi could find no case of the superior gemellus being absent in 207 lower limbs of Japanese.
In very rare cases, both gemelli (superior and inferior) may be absent. The superior gemellus may be fused with piriformis or gluteus minimus, and the inferior gemellus with quadratus femoris. Both are frequently, more or less continuous with the obturator internus.
The obturator internus muscle is not subject to much variation. Its absence has been reported and complete division into two parts , as well as accessory slips, have been noted.
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- Sistema muscolare
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