Quadriceps muscle
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The quadriceps femoris, commonly known as the quadriceps or quads, is a large muscle in the thigh, composed of the sections rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis.
For information about quadriceps tendinitis (sometimes called 'jumper's knee'), see Patellar/Quadriceps Tendinitis - DynoMed.com and Quadriceps Tendinitis - KneePainInfo.com.
For more illustrations, see external links.
External links
- Quadriceps Muscle - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
- Quadriceps - ExRx.net
- Anatomy of the Quadriceps Muscles - Fitstep.com
