"lateral rotation" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe the act of rotating the body in a side-to-side, horizontal motion. For example, a physical therapist might advise a patient to do lateral rotation exercises to improve range of motion.
Active LD tensioning shifted the hip RP towards lateral rotation (p<0.001) and increased the passive hip stiffness (p≤0.004).
It is found that the proposed innovative tetrachiral cylindrical tube is able to generate lateral rotation, and linear relation between rotation angle and compression force can be harvested.
Results: In both postures, posterior tip, lateral and upward rotation of the scapula, and lateral rotation of the humerus were observed during humeral elevation.
The results clearly indicate that joint ROM significantly decreases (p < 0.05) with increasing age for arm abduction, arm medial and lateral rotation, wrist flexion and wrist adduction.
Concept designs were initially created to mimic specific ranges of motion; adduction, flexion, internal (medial) and external (lateral) rotation for example.
This study reported 15.05 (SD: 8.97)° of postoperative lateral rotation of condyles which slowly returned towards the original position, yet 4.53 (SD: 6.03)° of lateral rotation remained at 1 year.
From this point of view, lateral rotation of condyle after IVRO is very effective improving TMJ symptoms.
Secondary lateral rotation and abduction (lateral tilt) of the talus leads to a posttraumatic flat foot, followed by arthritic changes and contractures [7, 9, 12].
In the second patient, medial rotation of the operated condyle in AHA and lateral rotation of the operated condyle in FHA were observed.
From plantarflexion to dorsiflexion of the ankle, Close [22] reported an increase in intermalleolar distance of 1.5 mm and lateral rotation of the fibular by 2.5°.
The motility of the ankle was reduced as follows: medial and lateral rotation 25° 0° 15°; flexion extension and abduction adduction were normal.
