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| Greater trochanter | |
|---|---|
 Upper extremity of right femur viewed from behind and above. | |
| Details | |
| Origins | Vastus lateralis |
| Insertions | Obturator internus, gemelli, piriformis, gluteus minimus, gluteus medius |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | trochanter major |
| TA98 | A02.5.04.005 |
| TA2 | 1364 |
| FMA | 32852 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The greater trochanter of the femur is a large, irregular, quadrilateral eminence and a part of the skeletal system.
It is directed lateral and medially and slightly posterior. In the adult it is about 2–4 cm lower than the femoral head.[1] Because the pelvic outlet in the female is larger than in the male, there is a greater distance between the greater trochanters in the female.
It has two surfaces and four borders. It is a traction epiphysis.[2]
- ^ Standring, Susan, editor. Gray’s Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. Forty-First edition, Elsevier Limited, 2016, p. 1327.
- ^ Lovell, Wood W.; Winter, Robert B.; Morrissy, Raymond T.; Stuart L. Weinstein (2006). Lovell and Winter's Pediatric Orthopaedics. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 990. ISBN 978-0-7817-5358-6.