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Lesser trochanter:

A pyramidal process projecting from the medial and proximal part of the shaft of the femur; it receives the insertion of the psoas major and iliopsoas muscles.

Greater trochanter:

A broad, flat process at the proximal and lateral part of the the femur; it receives the insertion of the gluteus medius and minimus, piriformis, obturator internus and externus, and gemelli muscles.

(Insertion - the place where a muscle is attached to the bone which it moves)

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