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The interaction between the vastus medialis and vastus intermedius and its influence on the extensor apparatus of the knee joint

Grob, Karl ; Manestar, Mirjana ; Filgueira, Luis ; Kuster, Markus S. ; Gilbey, Helen ; Ackland, Timothy

In: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2017, p. 1–12

Although the vastus medialis (VM) is closely associated with the vastus intermedius (VI), there is a lack of data regarding their functional relationship. The purpose of this study was to investigate the anatomical interaction between the VM and VI with regard to their origins, insertions, innervation and function within the extensor apparatus of the knee joint.Methods: Eighteen human...

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A newly discovered muscle: The tensor of the vastus intermedius

Grob, Karl ; Ackland, T. ; Kuster, M.S. ; Manestar, M. ; Filgueira, Luis

In: Clinical Anatomy, 2016, vol. 29, no. 2, p. 256–263

The quadriceps femoris is traditionally described as a muscle group composed of the rectus femoris and the three vasti. However, clinical experience and investigations of anatomical specimens are not consistent with the textbook description. We have found a second tensor-like muscle between the vastus lateralis (VL) and the vastus intermedius (VI), hereafter named the tensor VI (TVI). The aim of...

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