These findings highlight the gradual increase in the modulus of elasticity, the gradual decrease in cross-sectional area, and the increased fibrosis of the rectus femoris muscle in KOA rabbits as the ...

Children with spastic diplegia frequently show excessive knee extension (stiff-knee gait) throughout swing phase, which may interfere with foot clearance. Abnormal rectus femoris activity is commonly ...

The detailed anatomy of the rectus femoris and corresponding injury appearances were first described in 1995. Since then, there has been little published to change our understanding of this complex ...

Correspondence to: Mr Geutjens, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, London Road, Derby DE1 2QY, UK; Guido.Geutjens{at}sdah-tr.trent.nhs.uk A rare case is presented of a longstanding rupture of the rectus ...

The rectus femoris muscle is the most frequently involved quadriceps muscle in strain pathologies. The majority of quadriceps muscle belly injuries can be successfully treated conservatively and even ...

Section Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Aspetar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Weill-Cornell Medical College; Qatar Department of ...

Carol Nogueira has sustained a rectus femoris injury and is expected to be available again in three to four weeks, according ...

There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience. Osteoarthritis is a leading cause ...

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to obtain distinguishing features of the surface EMG (sEMG) generated by the rectus femoris (RF) and vastus medialis (VM) under maximum voluntary contractions by ...

Objectives Malnutrition is a clinical condition that is frequently seen in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Although there are many scoring systems and tools used to determine ...