The trio of muscles – called sartorius, gracilis and semitendinosus – work together to stabilise the pelvis and thigh, like guy ropes securing a tent. The research team found these muscles ...

Medial compartment syndromes can be approached through a medial incision along the course of the saphenous vein, rotation of the sartorius muscle, and incision of the medial intermuscular septum.

THE concept of a sodium–potassium linked electrically neutral pump was first put forward by Hodgkin 1 for muscle and nerve. He suggested that a potassium ion might be transported into the cell ...