A muscle in the quadriceps, the rectus femoris muscle is attached to the hip and helps to extend or raise the knee. This muscle is also used to flex the thigh. The rectus femoris is the only ...

The rectus abdominis muscle is what you think of as your six-pack, which you engage when you flex your lumbar spine. Here's how you should train it.

The rectus femoris (RF) is one of the four muscles found in the quadriceps and is the only one involved in hip flexion. This is because it’s the only one that is attached at the pelvis and not ...

The rectus abdominis muscle is located in the front of the body, beginning at the pubic bone and ending at the sternum. It is located inside the abdominal region. The muscle is activated while ...

Formus Labs, a New Zealand-based medical technology startup, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for Formus Hip, its fully automated 3D software for hip replacement preoperative planning.

The overall mean lateral rectus tendon widths were 8.14 mm OD and 8.02 mm OS (P=0.357, range: 7–9.5 mm).The effect of recession has been shown to be larger in cases in which the lateral rectus ...

Background During antenatal period, many woman experience an increase of inter-rectus muscle distance (IRD) due to a weakening of the linea alba, considering a widening of >2 cm pathological.

To verify the effect of unilateral lateral rectus recession for each millimeter according to the tendon width in intermittent exotropia. A total of 37 patients (37 eyes) of 7 to 11 years of age ...