Lesser trochanter 3963656 178166632 2007-12-15T21:48:31Z Mcnga1 5879410 {{Infobox Bone | Name = Lesser trochanter | Latin = trochanter minor | GraySubject = 59 | GrayPage = 245 | Image = Gray341.png | Caption = Left hip-joint, opened by removing the floor of the acetabulum from within the pelvis. | Image2 = Gray243.png | Caption2 = Upper extremity of right [[femur]] viewed from behind and above. | MusclesOrigins = | MusclesInsertions = [[Psoas major]] | Articulations = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = t_20 | DorlandsSuf = 12824961 | }} The '''lesser trochanter''' (small trochanter) of the [[femur]] is a conical eminence, which varies in size in different subjects It projects from the lower and back part of the base of the [[Femur neck|femur neck]]. From its apex three well-marked borders extend: * two of these are above ** a medial continuous with the lower border of the femur neck ** a lateral with the [[intertrochanteric crest]] * 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]]. ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:Gray245.png|Right femur. Posterior surface. Image:Gray339.png|Right hip-joint from the front. Image:Gray343.png|Capsule of hip-joint (distended). Posterior aspect. </gallery> ==External links== * {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|13|01|11}} * {{NormanAnatomy|lljoints}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|hipjointanterior}}, {{NormanAnatomyFig|hipjointposterior}}) * {{eMedicineDictionary|Lesser+trochanter}} {{Gray's}} {{Bones of lower extremity}} [[Category:Bones of pelvic limb]] {{musculoskeletal-stub}}