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Skeletal muscle structure of trunk

Known as: Muscle of trunk, Trunk muscle, trunk muscles 
Muscle (organ) which is a part of the trunk. Examples: external intercostal muscle, external oblique, levator ani.
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Abdominal MusclesSkeletal muscle structure of pelvisSkeletal muscle structure of perineumSkeletal muscle structure of thorax

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MuscleSkeletal muscle system structureTrunk structure

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Altered Patterns of Superficial Trunk Muscle Activation During Sitting in Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain Patients: Importance of Subclassification
Study Design. A cross-sectional comparative study between healthy controls and two subgroups of nonspecific chronic low back pain… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Postural abnormalities to multidirectional stance perturbations in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: We investigated trunk control, protective arm movements, and electromyographic responses to multidirectional support… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Trunk Muscle Strength in Relation to Balance and Functional Disability in Unihemispheric Stroke Patients
Karatas M, Çetin N, Bayramoglu M, Dilek A: Trunk muscle strength in relation to balance and functional disability in… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Female and male trunk geometry: size and prediction of the spine loading trunk muscles derived from MRI.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Trunk muscle weakness as a risk factor for low back pain. A 5-year prospective study.
STUDY DESIGN A 5-year prospective study. OBJECTIVES To investigate trunk muscle weakness as a risk factor for low back pain in… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
EMG responses to maintain stance during multidirectional surface translations.
To characterize muscle synergy organization underlying multidirectional control of stance posture, electromyographic activity was… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The influence of sudden perturbations on trunk muscle activity and intra-abdominal pressure while standing
Unexpected ventral and dorsal perturbations and expected, self-induced ventral perturbations were delivered to the trunk by… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
1988 Volvo Award in Biomechanics: The Triaxial Coupling of Torque Generation of Trunk Muscles during Isometric Exertions and the Effect of Fatiguing Isoinertial Movements on the Motor Output and…
Previous studies have shown that reduction of precise motor control accompanies local muscular fatigue. The effects of isodynamic… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Analysis of Loads on the Lumbar Spine
This paper presents procedures to calculate the loads on the lumbar spine and the contraction forces in the trunk muscles that… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Neural design of the cerebellar motor control system.
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