Injury to the rectus femoris muscle may result from overuse, as seen with kicking- or sprinting-related injuries. Inflammation of the muscle causes pain in the groin during physical exercises that ...

In addition to clinical evaluation, abnormalities of bone and soft tissues can be visualised with plain films and CT, and tendons can be assessed with ultrasound ... rectus femoris and the vastus ...

The clinical importance of this intramuscular tendon involvement is shown by the prolonged rehabilitation time in this group (27 days) compared with the remainder of the rectus femoris injuries (9 ...

Muscle wasting was assessed using an ultrasound to measure muscle circumference of the rectus femoris. Researchers also monitored the number of failed organ systems during the patient's time in ...

The rectus femoris (RF) is one of the four muscles found in the quadriceps and is the only one involved in hip flexion. This is because it’s the only one that is attached at the pelvis and not ...