Lesser trochanter

The lesser trochanter (small trochanter) of the femur is a conical eminence, which varies in size in different subjects.

Lesser trochanter
Left hip-joint, opened by removing the floor of the acetabulum from within the pelvis.
Upper extremity of right femur viewed from behind and above.
Details
InsertionsPsoas major, Iliacus
Identifiers
Latintrochanter minor
TAA02.5.04.007
FMA32853
Anatomical terms of bone

Structure

It projects from the lower and back part of the base of the femur neck.

From its apex three well-marked borders extend:

  • two of these are above
  • the inferior border is continuous with the middle division of the linea aspera

The summit of the trochanter is rough, and gives insertion to the tendon of the Psoas major and the Iliacus.

Clinical significance

It can be involved in an avulsion fracture.[1]

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See also

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 245 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. Khoury JG, Brandser EA, Found EM, Buckwalter JA (1998). "Non-traumatic lesser trochanter avulsion: a report of three cases". Iowa Orthop J. 18: 150–4. PMC 2378165. PMID 9807723.
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