▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁these ▁mus cles , ▁although ▁some ▁additional ▁mus cles ▁may ▁sometimes ▁be ▁considered . ▁These ▁are ▁often ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁groups ▁according ▁to ▁their ▁orientation ▁around ▁the ▁hip ▁joint : ▁the ▁gl ute al ▁group ; ▁the ▁later al ▁rot ator ▁group ; ▁the ▁ad duct or ▁group ; ▁and ▁the ▁il iop so as ▁group . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁The ▁mus cles ▁of ▁the ▁hip ▁consist ▁of ▁four ▁main ▁groups ▁ ▁Gl ute al ▁group ▁ ▁The ▁gl ute al ▁mus cles ▁include ▁the ▁gl ute us ▁maxim us , ▁gl ute us ▁med ius , ▁gl ute us ▁minim us , ▁and ▁tensor ▁fas cia e ▁l ata e . ▁They ▁cover ▁the ▁later al ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁il ium . ▁The ▁gl ute us ▁maxim us , ▁which ▁forms ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁mus cle ▁of ▁the ▁but to cks , ▁origin ates ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁il ium ▁and ▁sac rum ▁and ▁inser ts ▁on ▁the ▁gl ute al ▁tub eros ity ▁of ▁the ▁fem ur ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁il iot ib ial ▁tract , ▁a ▁tract ▁of ▁strong ▁f ibr ous ▁t issue ▁that ▁runs ▁along ▁the ▁later al ▁th igh ▁to ▁the ▁tib ia ▁and ▁fib ula . ▁The ▁gl ute us ▁med ius ▁and ▁gl ute us ▁minim us ▁origin ate ▁anterior ▁to ▁the ▁gl ute us ▁maxim us ▁on ▁the ▁il ium ▁and ▁both ▁insert ▁on ▁the ▁greater ▁tro chan ter ▁of ▁the ▁fem ur . ▁The ▁tensor ▁fas cia e ▁l