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Synonyms for extensor

a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part

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Luego de ubicar el nervio a nivel del margen medial del musculo extensor radial corto del carpo, se procedio a medir el origen y distancia de los puntos motores respecto a LBE, conformada por las margenes mas prominentes, lateral y medial, de ambos epicondilos.
The extensor tone is increased in the athetoid and spastic CP child with retained tonic labyrinthine reflex.20 This study aimed at inhibiting the extensor tone posture and retained TLR with the help of proper positioning in hammock and the CP chair.
LN most commonly presents on the extensor surface of the arms, trunk, dorsal hands, and genitalia.
% Face 3 42.85% 7 16.27% Flexor 2 28.57% 10 23.25% Extensor 1 14.28% 19 44.18% Both 1 14.28% 5 11.62% Scalp 0 0% 2 4.65% Table 4.
As per the above results, in this study, there is significant difference exist between the pre- and post-test values of flexor endurance, extensor endurance, and horizontal side support endurance of right side and horizontal side support endurance of left side.
The radial nerve, originating from the C5-T1 root of the spinal cord and the posterior cord of the brachial plexus, innervates the brachioradialis, extensor carpi radialis longus, and brevis muscles and, then, divides into superficial and deep branches at the level of the forearm.
The tumors were adherent and fixed to the underlying extensor mechanism.
The wrist and finger extensors and the LCL complex insert onto the lateral epicondyle of the humerus [2].
LATERAL SURFACE: The tendon of the muscle lateral digital extensor (TMLDE) was seen in the lateral region of the distal radius.
The relationship between the weakness of the hip extensor group, which is the lower part of the spinal muscular kinetic chain, and low back pain in patients with chronic low back pain is emphasized in a number of studies (Ferguson et al., 2004; Pirouzi et al., 2006; Plamondon et al., 2004).
The patella forms an important constituent of the extensor mechanism of knee by increasing its lever arm.
The lateral radiographic image (Figs 1 and 2) revealed a soft tissue swelling around the left carpus and the radiolucency noted, consistent with a nondisplaced oblique fracture of the extensor process of the carpometacarpus.
2) Isokinetic test: We measured the peak torque of knee extensor and flexor muscles by isokinetic dynamometer (NORM 6000 CSMI, USA) on isometric and isokinetic module.
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