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Locations of six examined sites in young adults. A: In the deltoid muscle, three finger breadths below the mid-acromion (MA) was defined as (a), and the point on the anteroposterior axillary line (b) was defined as that located at the intersection of the perpendicular line from MA and the horizontal line between the upper end of the anterior axillary line (AAL) and upper end of the posterior axillary line (PAL). B: In the gluteus medius, the point of Clark (c) was defined as that located at the anterior one-third point between the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS), and the novel point on the gluteus medius (d) was defined as that located at the intersection of the horizontal line from ASIS and the perpendicular line from the middle portion of the trochanter major (TM). C: In the rectus femoris, the middle point of the rectus femoris (e) was defined as that located at the middle point between ASIS and the center of the patella (cPa). In the vastus lateralis, the middle point of the vastus lateralis (f) was defined as that located at the middle point between the TM and lateral epicondyle (LE).

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