lesser trochanter in dogs

The lesser trochanter (small trochanter) of the femur is a conical eminence, which varies in size in different subjects [WP,unvetted]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the lesser trochanter is

The lesser trochanter (small trochanter) of the femur is a conical eminence, which varies in size in different subjects [WP,unvetted]. The atlas records it as a bone at the organ scale in the dog.

Where the lesser trochanter is

It sits in the hindlimb, within the skeletal system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the lesser trochanter connects to

The atlas records 5 typed relationships for it, across 3 kinds of connection. part of proximal epiphysis of femur.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the lesser trochanter. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as lesser trochanter of femur and trochanter minor. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0002504, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

Part of: proximal epiphysis of femur.
A kind of: trochanter.
inserts into: iliacus muscle, iliopsoas and psoas major muscle.

Questions

Where is the lesser trochanter?

What does the lesser trochanter connect to?

Part of: proximal epiphysis of femur.

Is the lesser trochanter the same in other species?

This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.