The following table summarises the Structures under cover of the gluteus maximus muscle.
| Muscles | Vessels | Nerves | Joints and ligaments | Bursae |
| All the muscles of the gluteal region except tensor fasciae latae | Superior and inferior gluteal vessels | Superior and inferior gluteal nerves | Hip joint | Trochanteric bursa |
| Reflected head of the rectus femoris | Internal pudendal vessels | Sciatic nerve | Sacroiliac joint | Ischial bursa (occasional) |
| Origin of hamstrings | Trochanteric arterial anastomosis | Posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh | Sacrotuberous ligament | Gluteo-femoral bursa |
| Insertion of the upper fibres of the adductor magnus | Cruciate arterial anastomosis | Nerve to quadratus femoris Pudendal nerve Nerve to obturator internus Perforating cutaneous nerve | Sacrospinous ligament Ischiofemoral ligament |
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