Actions
The quadratus lumborum can perform four actions:
- Lateral flexion of vertebral column, with ipsilateral contraction
- Extension of lumbar vertebral column, with bilateral contraction
- Fixes the 12th rib during forced expiration
- Elevates ilium, with ipsilateral contraction
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