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adductors 

Extraocular muscles that move the eye inward, such as the medial rectus, the inferior rectus and the superior rectus. See extraocular muscles.
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However, the imaged positions of copper wires and the anatomical observations for some nerve branches were inconsistent, such as for the adductor brevis branch (Fig.
A Novel Method for Localizing Nerve Entry Points During Spasticity Treatment/Un Nuevo Metodo para Localizar los Puntos de Entrada del Nervio Durante el Tratamiento de la Espasticidad
We found sixteen muscles related to the mandibular adductor system in C.
Jaw musculature of Cyclarhis gujanensis (Aves: Vireonidae)/Musculatura das maxilas de Cyclarhis gujanensis (Aves: Vireonidae)
Twenty-three percent of patients underwent a concomitant adductor release.
Sports hernia and extra-articular causes of groin pain in the athlete
Vecuronium neuromuscular blockade at the adductor muscles of the larynx and adductor pollicis.
Comparison of evoked electromyography in three muscles of the hand during recovery from non-depolarising neuromuscular blockade
Static: The hip adductors were passively stretched for 30 seconds in 4 sets separated by 30 second intervals.
Immediate effect of static and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on hip adductor flexibility in female ballet dancers
There are several review articles examining groin and hip pain with associated adductor pathology.
Adductor tendinopathy in a hockey player with persistent groin pain: a case report
Norberg and Tedengren (1995) suggested that sea stars may be limited by the size of prey; and thick shells, strong adductor muscles and shell closure tightness may deter them from consuming potential bivalve prey.
Shell traits of a marine mussel mediate predation selectivity by crabs and sea stars
At any age, the injury may become irritated when people are carrying something and walking downstairs, when they have little control over the adductor muscles.
Rehabilitating a groin pull
Its middle portion contains the vagal motor neurons, with the larger adductor neurons dorsally and the smaller abductor neurons (of the PCA muscle) ventrally.
Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis: Current concepts and treatment: Part I--Phylogenesis and physiology
A 3-year-old may have tight hip adductors, hip flexors and hamstring muscles, which in combination, overpower the muscles that would normally spread the hips apart, or extend the hip and the knee.
Orthopedic Surgery
infrastructure referred to as "NPIN 17 - Restructuring the irrigation network in the town of Altavilla Silentina - Adductors primary"
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Three muscle groups in the affected lower limb of each patient were assessed: hip adductors, knee extensors, and ankle plantar flexors.
Measurement of lower-limb muscle spasticity: intrarater reliability of Modified Modified Ashworth scale

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