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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Quadriceps tendon autograft has emerged as an excellent option for ACL reconstruction, particularly for active ...

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 ...

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 ...

Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon ACL grafts are not without limitations. A growing body of anatomic, biomechanical and clinical data has demonstrated the utility of ...

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 ...

Q: I am a 38 year old man, and I have been running fairly consistently for the last 10 months after not running or competing for the previous 10 years. Recently I have strained my right quadricep. I ...

The quadriceps, or quads, are a group of four muscles on the front of the thigh. They are some of the largest and strongest muscles in the body. The quad muscles allow a person to stand, walk, run, ...