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infraspinatus
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in·fra·spi·na·tus (nfr-sp-nts)
n.
A muscle with origin from the infraspinous fossa of the scapula, with insertion to the great tubercle of the humerus, with nerve supply from the suprascapular nerve, and whose action extends the arm and rotates it laterally.

Infraspinatus
A muscle at the middle of the shoulder blade.
Mentioned in: Tendinitis

infraspinatus.
infraspinatus
infraspinous.

infraspinatus muscle
see Table 13.3.


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The path lies between the infraspinatus muscle and the teres minor muscle, with the point of entry 2 cm inferior and 1 cm medial to the posterior angle of the acromion.
The path lies between the infraspinatus muscle and the teres minor muscle, with the point of entry 1 cm inferior and 2 cm medial to the posterior angle of the acromion.
 
 
 
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