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Hip medial rotator action of gluteus medius in Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) and implications to adaptive significance for quadrupedal walking in primates

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1 Published in 2022 at "Journal of Anatomy"

DOI: 10.1111/joa.13658

Abstract: The gluteus medius (GM) muscle in quadrupedal primates has long been thought to mainly act as a hip extensor. However, previous reports argue that it may be a prime hip medial rotator and functions to… read more here.

Keywords: medial rotator; hip medial; gluteus medius; muscle ... See more keywords