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Basic anatomical laws, together with clinical and experimental evidence, demonstrate that the iliopsoas is a flexor and lateral rotator of the hip joint.
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Fitzgerald, P. The action of the iliopsoas muscle. I. J. Med. Sc. 2, 31–33 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02954670
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