1Department of Anatomy, ESIC Medical College Gulbarga, India
2Department of Anatomy, KMC Manipal, India
*Corresponding author email: vanithasanjeev@gmail.com
Online published on 10 July, 2014.
Gluteus Maximus is the largest and superficial muscle in the gluteal region. Rhomboidal in outline, possesses coarse muscle fasciculi. Supplied by inferior gluteal nerve, a branch from the sacral plexus. During routine dissection for undergraduate medical students, we observed, a branch from sciatic nerve, which supplied the gluteus maximus muscle. It's rare variation. Knowledge of such variations may be useful for surgeons.
Gluteus Maximus, Inferior gluteal nerve, Nerve supply, Origin
