Large lateral projection of the proximal femur; attachment
site for gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, piriformis, obturator
internus and externus, superior gemellus, and inferior
gemellus.
Lesser trochanter
Posteromedial conical eminence below the neck; insertion
point for iliopsoas (psoas major and iliacus).
Intertrochanteric crest
Ridge connecting greater and lesser trochanters on the
posterior femur; the quadrate tubercle on this crest is where
quadratus femoris inserts.
Gluteal tuberosity
Roughened area on the posterior shaft just distal to the
greater trochanter; insertion site for gluteus maximus.
Pectineal line
Oblique ridge running from the lesser trochanter toward the
linea aspera; attachment site for pectineus.
Linea aspera
Vertical ridge on the posterior shaft with medial and lateral
lips; attachments for adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor
part of adductor magnus, and origins of vastus lateralis and
vastus medialis.
