Qualitative and Quantitative Anatomy of the Human Quadriceps Tendon in Young Cadaveric Specimens
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021 Background: A detailed understanding of the anatomy of the quadriceps tendon (QT) is clinically relevant, owing to its increased use as a graft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Marc Strauss MD +7 more
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Rare Variant of Vastus Medialis Detected in vivo by Ultrasound and Confirmed by High-resolution MRI. [PDF]
, 2014 [Purpose] This report describes an unusual incidental finding during ultrasound investigation of the vastus medialis muscle. Volunteers underwent ultrasound scanning as part of an on-going investigation into the architecture of the vastus medialis muscle.
Killingback, A +3 more
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Comparison of open and closed kinetic chain exercises on vastus medialis and vastus medialis oblique in patellofemoral pain syndrome: A randomized, single-blinded, prospective study. [PDF]
Turk J Phys Med RehabilObjectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of open and closed kinetic chain exercises on pain, thickness of vastus medialis (VM) and vastus medialis oblique (VMO) muscle, and VMO architecture.
Ayık B, Armağan O, Bakılan F.
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Comparison of Two Different Modes of Active Recovery on Muscles Performance after Fatiguing Exercise in Mountain Canoeist and Football Players. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The aim of this study is to assess if the application of different methods of active recovery (working the same or different muscle groups from those which were active during fatiguing exercise) results in significant differences in muscle performance ...
Anna Mika +6 more
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International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2014 Background: Patellofemoral pain syndrome is a very common disorder. 90% of the general population has some degree of pathologic changes of the patellofemoral joint. Knowledge regarding the cause and prevention of patellofemoral pain syndrome is essential.
Sreekar Kumar Reddy .R +3 more
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Muscle Synergy Alteration of Human During Walking With Lower Limb Exoskeleton
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 Muscle synergy reflects inherent coordination patterns of muscle groups as the human body finishes required movements. It may be still unknown whether the original muscle synergy of subjects may alter or not when exoskeletons are put on during their ...
Zhan Li +3 more
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Life, 2022 Objective: To determine the pain and electromyographic (EMG) amplitude ratio of the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) to the vastus lateralis (VL) after botulinum toxin type A (BTA) was injected in the bilateral osteoarthritic knee of patients with patellar ...
Alice Chu Wen Tang +3 more
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Optimization of the position for isometric exercise to strengthen the vastus medialis oblique muscle based on surface electromyography tests : an observational study [PDF]
, 2023 Background: The vastus medialis oblique (VMO) is the main dynamic stabilizer of the knee joint. Due to its anatomic structure, the muscle works at high speed and with high strength, but it tends to weaken relatively fast and atrophy. Aims: The study
Zyznawska, Joanna +2 more
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Anatomical Association Between Articularis Genus and Vastus Medialis Oblique: A Cadaveric Investigation [PDF]
, 2020 Objectives The articularis genus (AG) muscle is thought to elevate the suprapatellar bursa during knee extension. Failure of this function may cause impingement of the bursa, and lead to anterior knee pain.
Adds, Philip, Javed, Komal
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The Influence of Orthotic Devices and Vastus Medialis Strength and Timing on Patellofemoral Loads During Running [PDF]
, 2000 Objective. To use a musculoskeletal model and simulation of running to examine: (1) the influence of two commonly prescribed treatments for patellofemoral pain (vastus medialis oblique strengthening and orthoses) and (2) the functional significance of ...
Wright, I. C. +2 more
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