Superior 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

Overview

Nerve	Roots	Motor Innervation	Cutaneous Innervation
Superior Gluteal N.	L4, L5, S1	Gluteus Medius Gluteus Minimus Tensor Fascia Latae (TFL)	None

Roots

L4, L5, S1¹

Pathway

Motor innervation

Superior gluteal n. Muscle Innervations
Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Innervation	Action
Gluteus medius	Ilium¹ [Ilium](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_medius.qmd#origin) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Greater trochanter (lateral surface)¹ [Greater trochanter (lateral surface)](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_medius.qmd#insertion) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Superior gluteal n.¹ L4 - S1¹ [Superior gluteal n.](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_medius.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [L4](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_medius.qmd#nerve) - [S1](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_medius.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Anterior fibers [Flexion](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_medius.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [IR](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_medius.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] Entire mm. [Abduction](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_medius.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [Frontal stabilization](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_medius.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] Posterior fibers [Extension](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_medius.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [ER](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_medius.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]
Gluteus Minimus	Ilium gluteal surface (inferior to gluteus medius origin)¹ [Ilium gluteal surface (inferior to gluteus medius origin)](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_minimus.qmd#origin) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Greater trochanter (anterolateral surface)¹ [Greater trochanter (anterolateral surface)](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_minimus.qmd#insertion) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Superior gluteal n.¹ L4 - S1¹ [Superior gluteal n.](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_minimus.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [L4](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_minimus.qmd#nerve) - [S1](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_minimus.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Anterior fibers [Flexion](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_minimus.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [IR](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_minimus.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] Entire mm. [Abduction](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_minimus.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [Frontal stabilization](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_minimus.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] Posterior fibers [Extension](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_minimus.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [ER](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/gluteus_minimus.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]
Tensor Fascia Latae	ASIS¹ [ASIS](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/tensor_fascia_latae_TFL.qmd#origin) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	IT Band¹ [IT Band](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/tensor_fascia_latae_TFL.qmd#insertion) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Superior gluteal n.¹ L4 - S1¹ [Superior gluteal n.](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/tensor_fascia_latae_TFL.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [L4](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/tensor_fascia_latae_TFL.qmd#nerve) - [S1](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/tensor_fascia_latae_TFL.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Tenses fascia latae¹ Hip Abduction¹ Flexion¹ IR¹ [Tenses fascia latae](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/tensor_fascia_latae_TFL.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] Hip [Abduction](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/tensor_fascia_latae_TFL.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [Flexion](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/tensor_fascia_latae_TFL.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [IR](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Gluteal Muscles/tensor_fascia_latae_TFL.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]

Cutaneous Innervation

Cutaneous: NONE

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. Superior Gluteal Nerve. https://yomokerst.com/The Archive/Anatomy/Nerves/Lumbosacral Plexus/Sacral Plexus/superior_gluteal_nerve.html