2020
DOI: 10.1002/ca.23646
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Quadriceps or multiceps femoris?—Cadaveric study

Abstract: Purpose: The quadriceps femoris (QF) consists of four muscles: the rectus femoris; vastus medialis; vastus lateralis, and vastus intermediate. The tendons of all of these parts join together into a single tendon that attaches to the patella. The QF is a powerful extensor of the knee joint that is needed for walking. A growing number of publications have examined the fifth head of the QF muscle. There is no information about the possibility of other heads, and there is no correct classification of their proxima… Show more

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“…Lower limbs with evidence of surgical intervention in the dissected area were excluded. The thigh area was dissected as described previously 7 .…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Lower limbs with evidence of surgical intervention in the dissected area were excluded. The thigh area was dissected as described previously 7 .…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The types were distinguished on the basis of the classi cation introduced by Olewnik et al 7 and the measurements and morphometrics and relationships between the individual parts of the QF and the additional heads were assessed:…”
Section: Morphometric Measurements and Classi Cationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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