The authors (EP, SLJJ) have performed dissection of the posterior aspect of rectus femoris, on four legs in two cadaveric specimens, to better understand the anatomy of this region (figure 1B&C). The ...

The quadriceps, or quads, are a group of four muscles on the front of the thigh. They are some of the largest and strongest muscles in the body. The quad muscles allow a person to stand, walk, run ...

Four big muscles make up your quadriceps: the vastus intermedius, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, and rectus femoris ... leg to make sure there’s no fracture or other bone injury or an MRI ...

A muscle in the quadriceps, the rectus femoris muscle is attached to the hip and helps to extend or raise the knee. This muscle is also used to flex the thigh. The rectus femoris is the only ...

Correspondence to Dr Bruce B Forster, Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia and ... The quadriceps muscles include the rectus femoris and the vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius and ...

Quadricep muscles are also known as thigh muscles and quadriceps femoris ... They often occur due to overstretched muscle fibers. The rectus femoris is the muscle most commonly affected by ...

The quadriceps are composed of four large muscles, forming the front portion of the leg. The rectus femoris is on the top of the thigh. It attaches from the knee to the pelvis. The vastus medialis ...