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Muscle, infraspinatus
>The infraspinatus muscle; >The teres minor muscle, which (like the infraspinatus muscle) helps in the outward turning (external rotation) of the arm; >The supraspinatus muscle, which is responsible for elevating the arm and moving it away…
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