Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1972;54:1712-1714.
© 1972 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Function of Anconeus Muscle
AN ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC STUDY
J. V. BASMAJIAN M.D.1 and
W. R. GRIFFIN JR. M.D.1
1 From the Regional Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Emory University, Atlanta
Ten subjects performed a series of elbow and forearm movements while the activity of the anconeus, triceps (medial head), supinator, and pronator teres were monitored electromyographically and recorded. No support is given to the idea that the anconeus is involved in pronation; more likely it is a joint stabilizer.