1). A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the left knee showed a large soft-tissue mass measuring 6.6 cm × 5cm × 3.7cm arising from the vastus medialis muscle in the anterior compartment of the ...

Sixty-five consecutive primary total knee arthroplasties were done in 60 patients (40 women and 20 men). Three female patients with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis were excluded from the study.

We then tested the software on data collected using either surface or intramuscular electrode arrays from five lower limb muscles (gastrocnemius lateralis and medialis, vastus lateralis and medialis, ...

Wireless probes (FREEEMG 1000, BTS, Milan, Italy) were employed bilaterally to record the surface electromyographic (EMG) activity of Tibialis Anterior (TA), Soleus (Sol), Obliquus Abdominis (OA), ...

Pesty tight quads can wreak havoc not just on the front thigh but the effects can also be felt in the lower back, knees, and even the hip flexors. It’s an issue that many of us ignore but the good ...

Surface electrodes were attached to the gastrocnemius, biceps femoris, gluteus maximus, erector spinae, vastus medialis, rectus abdominis and latissimus dorsi for EMG analysis. Results: No differences ...

The rectus is one of the hip flexors.) There’s one more sub-muscle you may hear people talking about: the VMO, or vastus medialis oblique. This term refers to a portion of the vastus medialis that has ...

“This is the largest head of the quads and is responsible for knee extension.” The vastus medialis is the medial head, closest to the body’s midline, says Nguyen. “Aside from knee extension, this head ...