Nerve
Inferior gluteal nerve
Nerve to gluteus maximus
High-yield
Injury weakens rising from sitting, climbing stairs, and jumping (hip extension). Supplies no skin.
Overview
A sacral plexus nerve exiting below piriformis to supply the gluteus maximus, the chief extensor of the hip.
Reference facts
- Roots
L5, S1, S2 (sacral plexus)
- Course
Exits the greater sciatic foramen inferior to piriformis and enters the deep surface of gluteus maximus
- Motor
Gluteus maximus
- Sensory
None