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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech. 2016 Mar 25;49(9):1554–1561. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.03.031

Table 2.

Upper extremity muscle and group definitions.

Muscle Group Muscle Compartment Abbreviation
ADelt Deltoid Anterior DELT1


MDelt Middle DELT2


PDelt Posterior DELT3

Subsc Subscapularis ---------------------- SUBSC

Supra Supraspinatus ---------------------- SUPSP

Infra Infraspinatus ---------------------- INFSP

Teres Minor ---------------------- TMIN

PecMaj Clavicular head PECM1
Pectoralis major Sternocostal head - sternum PECM2
Sternocostal head - ribs PECM3

Coracobrachialis ---------------------- CORB

Lat Thoracic LAT1
Latissimus dorsi Lumbar LAT2
Iliac LAT3

Teres Major ---------------------- TMAJ

Tri Long head TRIlong
Triceps brachii Medial head TRImed
Lateral head TRIlat

Anconeus ---------------------- ANC

Bra Brachialis ---------------------- BRA

Brachioradialis ---------------------- BRD

Bic Biceps brachii Long head BIClong
Short head BICshort

Sup Supinator ---------------------- SUP

Pro Pronator teres ---------------------- PT

Pronator quadratus ---------------------- PQ