The gluteus maximus is the outermost muscle of the buttocks.

It arises from connections to nearby structures in this

area. It arises from the posterior gluteal line of the inner upper ilium, a bone of the pelvis, as well as above it to the
iliac crest and slightly below it; from the lower part of the sacrum and the side of the coccyx, the tailbone; from
the aponeurosis of the erector spinae (lumbodorsal fascia), the sacrotuberous ligament, and the fascia covering
the gluteus medius (gluteal aponeurosis).[2]
The fibers are directed obliquely inferiorly and laterally;
The gluteus maximus ends in two main areas:

 those forming the upper and larger portion of the muscle, together with the superficial fibers of the lower portion,
end in a thick tendinous lamina, which passes across the greater trochanter, and inserts into the iliotibial band of
the fascia lata;
 the deeper fibers of the lower portion are inserted into the gluteal tuberosity of the linea aspera, between
the vastus lateralis and adductor magnus. If present, the third trochanter also serves as an attachment.
Bursae[edit]
Three bursae are usually found in relation with the deep surface of this muscle:

 One of these, of large size, separates it from the greater trochanter;

 a second, (often missing), is situated on the tuberosity of the ischium;
 a third is found between the tendon of the muscle and that of the vastus lateralis.