Injuries are also more common in people whose gluteus medius muscles are stiff or weak. Age-related degeneration of the muscle or tendon.Traumatic injuries, like serious falls or accidents.Increased activity after a long period of being sedentary.Sudden increases in physical activity without warming up first.However, a gluteus medius tear can occur in anyone - even people with sedentary lifestyles. They’re especially common among athletes, like runners, basketball players and football players. Most gluteus medius tears are overuse injuries. A gluteus medius tear happens when the muscle is torn away from this bone, either completely or partially. The gluteus medius starts around your hip bone and extends down to the top of your thigh bone, or femur.

Along with the gluteus maximus and gluteus minimus muscles, the gluteus medius also helps stabilize your pelvis. In fact, it’s the gluteus medius that helps flex, extend and rotate your hip for all sorts of movements and motions. The gluteus medius is another big muscle near your butt, located on the outer surface of your pelvis, near your hip. But most people never hear about the lesser-known gluteus medius - until they injure it. You’ve probably heard of the gluteus maximus - the medical term for the biggest butt muscle.

Cut at top of buttocks