Obturator externus
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Obturator externus is a skeletal muscle that originates at obturator foramen and obturatory membrane Inserts to medial aspect of greater trochanter of femur, and is supplied by (artery, nerve) and actions include obturator artery posterior branch of obturator nerve (L3, L4) adduct thigh, rotate laterally thigh
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