femoris

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femoris - the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee

femur, thighbone

lateral condyle - a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur

medial condyle - a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur

thigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

trochanter - one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached

leg bone - a bone of the leg

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characteristics of the relaxed biceps femoris muscle measured by

Gastrocnemius muscle tone, elasticity, and stiffness in association with postural control characteristics in young men/Kaksik-saaremarjalihase toonuse, elastsuse ja jaikuse seosed asendikontrolli naitajatega noortel meestel

Mae'r ffisiotherapydd yn gwenu llawer mwy arna i rwan, a bob tro mae 'na brawf bod cyhyr y Quadriceps femoris yn cryfhau, dwi'n teimlo fel archebu potel o siampen.

Bedwar mis yn ddiweddarach a dwi'n dal ar ddwy fagl... BARN

For sEMG reproducibility, SENIAM recommendations (13) were followed for electrodes application on Tibialis Anterior (TA), Peroneus Longus (PL), Rectus Femoris (RF), Biceps Femoris (BF), Gastrocnemius Medialis (GM), Soleus (SOL).

Ankle elastic taping: stabilometric and electromyographic evaluation of postural control/Il bendaggio elastico della caviglia: valutazione stabilometrica ed elettromiografica del controllo posturale

KT (Kinesio Tex Gold, Kinesio[R]; Albuquerque, New Mexico) was applied to the vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, and rectus femoris muscles bilaterally using the muscle stimulation technique (from origin to insertion without tension) in Kase et al.

Effects of Kinesio tape application to quadriceps muscles on isokinetic muscle strength, gait, and functional parameters in patients with stroke

Biceps femoris muscle samples were removed from the drycured hams (Figure 1B) and were stored at -80[degrees]C till used for analyses of physicochemical composition, color, texture and sensory traits.

Effect of particular breed on the chemical composition, texture, color, and sensorial characteristics of dry-cured ham

28) By combining neurectomy of the obturator and quadratus femoris component, 22 of 24 cases initially had satisfactory results, (29) however, the long term outcomes between 3 and 18 month follow-ups showed excellent results in only 2 patients, and no improvement in 22.

Radiofrequency denervation of the hip joint for pain management: case report and literature review

While gluteus maximus, vastus medialis, rectus femoris, biceps femoris, abductor magnus, quadriceps, gastrocnemius, tibialis anterior, abductor hallucius, abductor digiti minimi, flexor digitorum brevis are for the lower limbs (Mcleod, 2010; Yoshizawa et al.

Neuromuscular fatigue during 200 m breaststroke

Component of quadriceps femoris not specified in publication.

Anncaliia algerae microsporidial myositis

The five muscles are Adductor Magnus, Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, Rectus Femoris and Iliacus.

Simulation of muscle activation patterns in the hip joint during normal level walking followed by sit-to-stand movement between two hip implants

Bilateral tunnels were created beneath the rectus femoris muscle and medial thigh skin connecting the donor site and the scrotal defect.

Aesthetic scrotal reconstruction following extensive Fournier's gangrene using bilateral island pedicled sensate anterolateral thigh flaps: A case report

2) The nerve then lies posterior to the short external rotators, posterior to the adductor magnus but anterior to the hamstring muscles, and passes deep to the long head of biceps femoris.

Lower extremity nerve trauma

The player has this afternoon undergone testing by the medical services of FC Barcelona who have confirmed the biceps femoris muscle injury in his right leg.