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neutral rotation

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neutral rotation,
the position of a limb that is turned neither toward nor away from the body's midline. When a person is supine and the leg is neutrally rotated, the toes should point straight up.


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If this is too painful for the patient, the arm can be placed in a neutral rotation, with the palm against the thigh.
Anterior approach v. posterior approach--ultrasound-guided shoulder ... by Toit, Merle Neethling-du; de Villiers, Richard / South African Journal of Radiology
Shoulder internal rotation was defined as 0 with the forearm at neutral rotation relative to the humerus and the trunk.
Effect of wearing a static wrist orthosis on shoulder movement during ... by May-Lisowski, Terri L.; King, Phyllis M. / AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy
For example, when shoulder-abduction strength is being tested in the supine gravity-eliminated position, the person needs to maintain the shoulder in neutral rotation but then may not have sufficient shoulder-rotation strength for the shoulder-abduction testing.
Dynamometry testing in spinal cord injury by Sisto, Sue Ann; Dyson-Hudson, Trevor / Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development
 
 
 
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