The Gluteus Maximus Attachment

It's often thought that it attaches to the gluteus medius, but that's actually not true at all. It has very kind of very robust attachments to the tensor fascia lata on the anterior lateral aspect of the hip. And then the superior portion, the gluteUS maximus muscle. So there's actually two two portions, the glutingus maximus and iliotibial band. The inferior portion inserts directly onto the femur and the superior portion attaches onto the iliac crest.