The rectus femoris muscle is one of quadriceps muscles. It goes from the hip to the knee and can be used to straighten the knee or lift the knee up. This muscle can rupture or become inflammed at the ...

Background Although patellar tendinopathy (PT) is a highly prevalent overuse injury in volleyball, little is known on how fatigue affects biomechanical risk factors for the development of PT during ...

Aim Patellar tendon (PT) strap is commonly used for jumper’s knee to alleviate pain during jumping activities in sports. 1 But it is still unclear whether PT strap can affect the jumping performance ...

A DIRECT muscular contraction by an electrical stimulation (tib. ant., gastroc., biceps femoris, rectus femoris) in an unanæsthetized rabbit produces an overall reaction in the muscles of the ...

ESSENDON skipper Jobe Watson could be out for the rest of the season after scans have revealed a "very uncommon" hip injury. Watson will undergo surgery to repair a ruptured rectus femoris tendon ...