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quadriceps [′kwä·drə‚seps] (anatomy) Four-headed, as a muscle. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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24) The quadriceps femoris muscles were assessed because knee extensor strength has been correlated with both pain severity and physical function in knee OA. Natasha Brown was nursing a strained quadriceps, Caroline Richman played with a sore elbow and Sayumi Kobayashi was sidelined with a similar injury in the nonleague setback at Studio City Tennis Center. Though it can appear due to malalignment of the patella and femur or from tight structures on the outside of the knee, it often results from weak quadriceps muscles in combination with the stress running creates on the joint. |
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