Inferior Gluteal Nerve

Authors

Affiliations

Nathaniel Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Roots

L5, S1, S2¹

Pathway

Motor innervation

Inferior Gluteal n. Muscle Innervations
Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Innervation	Action
Gluteus Maximus	Sacrum (dorsal surface, lateral part)¹ Ilium (gluteal surface, posterior part)¹ Thoracolumbar fascia¹ sacrotuberous lig.¹ [Sacrum (dorsal surface, lateral part)](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#origin) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [Ilium (gluteal surface, posterior part)](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#origin) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [Thoracolumbar fascia](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#origin) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [sacrotuberous lig.](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#origin) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	IT Band¹ Gluteal tuberosity¹ [IT Band](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#insertion) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [Gluteal tuberosity](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#insertion) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Inferior gluteal n.¹ L5 - S2¹ [Inferior gluteal n.](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [L5](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#nerve) - [S2](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Entire mm. [Extension](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [ER](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] Lower fibers [Adduction](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] Upper fibers [Abduction](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]

Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Nerve	Action
Gluteus Maximus	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.html#origin	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.html#insertion	?var:ref-gluteus-maximus.nerve	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_maximus_muscle.html#action

Cutaneous Innervation

None¹

Dysfunction

Gilroy AM, MacPherson BR, Wikenheiser JC, Voll MM, Wesker K, Schünke M, eds. Atlas of Anatomy. 4th ed. Thieme; 2020.

Citation

For attribution, please cite this work as:

Yomogida N, Kerstein C. Inferior Gluteal Nerve. https://yomokerst.com/The Archive/Anatomy/Nerves/Lumbosacral Plexus/Sacral Plexus/inferior_gluteal_nerve.html