Rectus femoris muscle injuries in football: a clinically relevant review of mechanisms of injury, risk factors and preventive strategies

J Mendiguchia, E Alentorn-Geli, F Idoate… - British journal of sports …, 2013 - bjsm.bmj.com
Quadriceps muscle strains frequently occur in sports that require repetitive kicking and
sprinting, and are common in football in its different forms around the world. This paper is a …

Muscle healing in sports injuries: MRI findings and proposed classification based on a single institutional experience and clinical observation

J Isern-Kebschull, S Mechó, C Pedret, R Pruna… - …, 2024 - pubs.rsna.org
MRI plays a crucial role in assessment of patients with muscle injuries. The healing process
of these injuries has been studied in depth from the pathophysiologic and histologic points …

MR imaging of muscle trauma: anatomy, biomechanics, pathophysiology, and imaging appearance

DV Flores, C Mejía Gómez, M Estrada-Castrillón… - Radiographics, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Muscle is an important component of the muscle-tendon-bone unit, driving skeletal motion
through contractions that alter the length of the muscle. The muscle and myotendinous …

Task-dependent spatial distribution of neural activation pattern in human rectus femoris muscle

K Watanabe, M Kouzaki, T Moritani - Journal of electromyography and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Compartmentalization of skeletal muscle by multiple motor nerve branches, named as
neuromuscular compartment (NMC), has been demonstrated in animals as well as humans …

[HTML][HTML] Novel insights into biarticular muscle actions gained from high-density electromyogram

K Watanabe, TM Vieira, A Gallina… - Exercise and sport …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Biarticular muscles have traditionally been considered to exhibit homogeneous
neuromuscular activation. The regional activation of biarticular muscles, as revealed from …

Effects of eccentric exercise on optimum length of the knee flexors and extensors during the preseason in professional soccer players

M Brughelli, J Mendiguchia, K Nosaka, F Idoate… - Physical Therapy in …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of eccentric exercise on optimum lengths of the knee
flexors and extensors during the preseason in professional soccer. DESIGN: Twenty-eight …

Injuries in muscle-tendon-bone units: a systematic review considering the role of passive tissue fatigue

MCP Vila Pouca, MPL Parente… - … Journal of Sports …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Low-cycle fatigue damage accumulating to the point of structural failure has
been recently reported at the origin of the human anterior cruciate ligament under strenuous …

Central aponeurosis tears of the rectus femoris: practical sonographic prognosis

R Balius, A Maestro, C Pedret, A Estruch… - British journal of sports …, 2009 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective: This study is a statistical analysis to establish whether a correlation exists
between the level and degree of rectus femoris (RF) central tendon injury and the amount of …

Hip flexion angle affects longitudinal muscle activity of the rectus femoris in leg extension exercise

H Mitsuya, K Nakazato, T Hakkaku, T Okada - European journal of applied …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose We investigated the effect of the hip flexion angle (HFA) on the longitudinal muscle
activity of the rectus femoris (RF) during leg extension exercise (LEE). Methods We …

Hip imaging in athletes: sports imaging series

CA Agten, R Sutter, FM Buck, CWA Pfirrmann - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Hip or groin pain in athletes is common and clinical presentation is often nonspecific.
Imaging is a very important diagnostic step in the work-up of athletes with hip pain. This …