serratus anterior

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Noun1.serratus anterior - muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cageserratus anterior - muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage
serratus, serratus muscles - any of several muscles of the trunk
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Thoracic surgery is a very painful surgical procedure, and thoracic epidural analgesia and serratus anterior plane blocks have been used successfully [8, 9].
Muscles measured included the upper and lower trapezius; anterior, middle and posterior deltoids; supraspinatus; infraspinatus; and serratus anterior muscles.
Complex posterior thoracic wall reconstruction using a crossover combined latissimus dorsi and serratus anterior free flap.
Instead, she encourages dancers to use the serratus anterior muscle, which attaches the shoulder blade to the rib cage.
The positions of the axillary artery and vein were confirmed, and the ultrasound probe was moved inferolaterally until the pectoralis major and minor and the serratus anterior muscles were identified in one plane at the level between the third and fourth ribs.
The scapula glides over the thoracic wall, cushioned from the undulating surface of the ribs by the serratus anterior and subscapularis muscles.
The electrodes were fixed on serratus anterior (AD) just below the axillary fold at the level of the lower angle of the scapula and medial to the latissimus dorsi (6,7).
Examples include posterior pelvic tilt (with suggestions to strengthen spinal extensors and hip flexors and stretch abdominal muscles) or winged scapula (with suggestions to strengthen serratus anterior and lower trapezius and stretch pectoralis minor).
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