internal rotation

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internal rotation,

1 the turning of a limb about its axis of rotation toward the midline of the body.

2 medial rotation.

internal rotation

Medial rotation The act of turning about an axis passing through the center of the leg, which occurs with closed chain pronation; the talus acts as an extension of the leg in the frontal and transverse planes. Cf External rotation.

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