 Quadriceps Muscle
"Quadriceps Muscle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The quadriceps femoris. A collective name of the four-headed skeletal muscle of the thigh, comprised of the rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis.
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D052097
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Quadriceps Muscle- Quadriceps Muscle
- Muscle, Quadriceps
- Muscles, Quadriceps
- Quadriceps Muscles
- Quadriceps Femoris
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| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2013 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2016 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2020 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2023 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quadriceps Muscle" by people in Profiles.
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Brown MB, Child CE, Kim P, Kelly ML, Arons S, Cai HD, McQuade KJ, Lynch YT, Ho LA, Gonzalez-Cuyar LF. Fatigue, Muscular Performance, and Quadriceps Fiber Type Profile in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis and Healthy Matched Controls. Lung. 2026 Aug 16; 204(1).
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Lum D, Oranchuk DJ, Chen SE, Kong PW. Comparing the Effects of Push and Hold Isometric Training on Strength and Musculotendinous Adaptations: A Within-Subject Randomized Controlled Trial. J Strength Cond Res. 2026 Sep 01; 40(9):1050-1058.
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Haller D, Beermann F, Sîmpetru RC, Hofbeck L, Enoka RM, Del Vecchio A. Voluntary Dissociation of Motor Unit Activity in the Vastii Muscles. J Neurosci. 2026 May 27; 46(21).
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Sharma A, Tahir M, Aweid O, Boutefnouchet T, Sweed T, Meena A, de Sa DL, Frank RM, D'Alessandro P, Malik SS. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With a Quadriceps Tendon Autograft in Female Patients Shows Equivalent Graft Failure But Lower Activity Scores and Slower Quadriceps Strength Recovery Compared With Male Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2026 Mar; 54(3):712-723.
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Lixandrao ME, Bamman M, Lavin KM, Longobardi I, Telles G, Vechin FC, Damas F, Drummer DJ, McAdam JS, Riani Costa LA, Libardi CA, Gualano B, Roschel H. Molecular signatures underlying heterogenous hypertrophy responsiveness to resistance training in older men and women: a within-subject design. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2025 09 01; 139(3):797-811.
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Swartz G, Layson JT, Hameed D, Dubin JA, Bains SS, Mont MA, Delanois RE, Scuderi GR. Quadriceps Tendon Ruptures After Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Knee Surg. 2025 Nov; 38(13):667-671.
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Frerichs C, DeHope J, Chamberlain M, Bassett D, Farmer B, Kyvelidou A, Magrini M, Grindstaff TL. The Effects of Verbal Cues on Electromyographic Activity During a Quadriceps Setting Exercise. J Athl Train. 2025 Feb 01; 60(2):119-124.
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Mañago MM, Will R, Strahler T, Van Valkenburgh L, Harris-Love MO, Forster JE, Cameron M, Christiansen CL. Blood Flow Restriction and Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis and Advanced Disability: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Phys Ther. 2024 06 04; 104(6).
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Sterczala AJ, Rodriguez-Ortiz N, Feigel ED, Krajewski KT, Martin BJ, Sekel NM, Lovalekar M, Kargl CK, Koltun KJ, Van Eck C, Flanagan SD, Connaboy C, Wardle SL, O'Leary TJ, Greeves JP, Nindl BC. Skeletal muscle adaptations to high-intensity, low-volume concurrent resistance and interval training in recreationally active men and women. Physiol Rep. 2024 03; 12(6):e15953.
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Pontiff ME, Moreau NG. Age-Related Differences in Muscle Size and Strength between Individuals with Cerebral Palsy and Individuals with Typical Development. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2024; 44(4):572-585.
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