Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 224-229 , March 2010

Voluntary activation of the infraspinatus muscle in nonfatigued and fatigued states

This material was presented at the 2008 Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, Nashville, Tennessee, February 6-9, 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.07.006

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 224-229 , March 2010

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