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'''External rotation''' (or '''lateral rotation''') is rotation away from the center of the body.

The muscles of external rotation include: 

* of [[arm]]/[[humerus]] at [[shoulder]]<ref>http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Shoulder.html#anchor109903 </ref>
** [[Deltoid muscle]]
** [[Infraspinatus]]
** [[Teres minor]]

* of [[thigh]]/[[femur]] at [[hip]] <ref>http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Hip.html#anchor849446</ref>
** [[Gluteus maximus muscle|Gluteus maximus]]
** [[Lateral rotator group]]
*** [[piriformis]] 
*** [[gemellus superior]] 
*** [[obturator internus]] 
*** [[gemellus inferior]] 
*** [[obturator externus]]
*** [[quadratus femoris]]
** [[Sartorius muscle|Sartorius]]
** [[Obturator externus]]

* of [[leg]] at [[knee]]<ref>http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Knee.html#anchor23261</ref>
** [[Biceps femoris muscle|Biceps femoris]]

* of [[eyeball]] (motion is also called "extorsion")<ref>{{eMedicineDictionary|Extorsion}}</ref>
** [[Inferior rectus muscle]]
** [[Inferior oblique muscle]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{eMedicineDictionary|External+rotation}}

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