external rotation

collocation in English

meaningsofexternalandrotation

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external
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/us
/ɪkˈstɝː.nəl/
of, on, for, or coming from ...
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rotation
noun
uk
/rəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/roʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
movement in a circle around a ...
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(Definition ofexternalandrotationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Results were expressed in terms of flexion/extension, adduction/ abduction and internal/externalrotation.
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Therefore, flexion/ extension and/or internal/externalrotationwill cause a shift in the orientation of the adduction/abduction axis.
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Externalrotationof both hips was limited by 10 degrees.
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Extension, abduction andexternalrotationwere assigned positive values.
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This is accomplished by the subsequent cardinal movements of extension,externalrotationand finally expulsion.
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Externalrotationcorresponds to restitution after the head has delivered.
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Several studies related to the human wrist have focused on joint range of motion in the well-known "clinical angles" flexion/ extension, adduction/abduction and internal/externalrotation.
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During swing, the carpal joint range of motion was 76 ^ 138 for flexion/ extension, 13 ^ 68 for adduction/abduction and 11 ^ 78 for internal/externalrotation.
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Some of them can retain theexternalrotationthat they had before.
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The injury is caused by severeexternalrotationof the ankle.
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This can be caused by excessiveexternalrotation, inversion or eversion of the foot caused by an external force.
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This is an extension of theexternalrotationtechnique.
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Hence, restrictedexternalrotationcan encourage adaptive shortening and thickening of the internal rotators of the shoulder principally the teres major and subscapularis.
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It has two divisions, anterior and posterior, and acts to stabilize the knee duringexternalrotation.
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Using bodyweight, one leg could be draped across the other (throughexternalrotation) to exercise unilaterally and double the weight lifted.
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The force is heightened when the foot is simultaneously forced intoexternalrotation(turned outward).
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Forces from an anterior or posterior direction, like head-on car accidents, usually causeexternalrotationof the hemipelvis, an open-book injury.
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Primary action is extorsion (externalrotation); secondary action is elevation; tertiary action is abduction (i.e. it extorts the eye and moves it upward and outwards).
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Many externally rotate the rear leg while doing a front split, thisexternalrotationwhen the hip is not flexed stretches the ligament even more.
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They have certain principles in common including gentle in-line traction, reduction or abolition of muscle spasm, and gentleexternalrotation.
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