Objective: To identify preoperative predictive factors for knee function two years after reconstructive surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The main hypothesis was that preoperative ...

Quadriceps are a group of four muscles located at the front of your thigh. Your quadriceps are some of the largest and strongest muscles in your body. Share on Pinterest peterdharwood/Getty Images ...

Studies on the influence of quadriceps strength on knee osteoarthritis, one of the leading causes of disability among the elderly, have shown conflicting results. Studies on the influence of ...

Much like their name implies, the quadricep muscles were once thought to be a set of four muscles, with the name “quad” translating to “four or fourth” in Latin. However, it has since been discovered ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Quadriceps tendon grafts had a revision rate of 2.7% vs. 3% for bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts. Quadriceps ...

Q: Ruptured Quadriceps Tendon: I am a 51 year old runner, been running for 13 years, ten marathons, and I wear orthotics. This past summer I ruptured my quad tendon right at the connecting point on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MPFL reconstruction with superficial quadriceps autograft yielded similar clinical outcomes to those with ...