Overview
Its fleshy part fills the angle between the gluteus medius and the sartorius. In the cat it is thick. It continues into the fascia lata, the thick lateral fascia of the thigh that reaches the patella.
Origin
Tuber coxae and the cranial half of the ventral border of the ilium.
Insertion
Fascia lata and, through it, the patella.
Action
Flexes the hip and extends the stifle by tensing the fascia lata.
Innervation
Cranial gluteal nerve (n. gluteus cranialis).