Thorn (letter) Thorn or Ã¾orn (Ã¾, Ã¾) is a letter in the Old English, Gothic, Old Norse and modern Icelandic alphabets, as well as some dialects of Middle English. It was also used in medieval Scandinavia, but was later replaced with the digraph th, except in Iceland, where it survives.
The importance of hip internal rotation. Hip joint internal rotation (sometimes also called medial rotation) occurs when the femur rotates within the hip joint, toward the mid-line of the body. It also occurs in standing when the lower limb is fixed and the pelvis rotates â so the left side ASIS moves in front of the right side, for example, or vice versa on the other side.
movement. No portion of the lower leg anatomy is capable of independent physical action. â¢ The lower leg anatomy is composed of five distinct parts: the knee joint, the shin, the calf, the ankle, and the foot. In terms of the general functions of the lower leg, all movement is initiated by either a flexion or an extension of the knee joint.