BMJ

Delayed onset of vastii muscle activity in response to rapid postural perturbations following eccentric exercise: a mechanism that underpins knee pain after eccentric exercise?

1 Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran 2 Department of Health Science and Technology, Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Aalborg University ...
BMJ

Experimental muscle pain during a forward lunge — the effects on knee joint dynamics and electromyographic activity

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the knee joint dynamics during a forward lunge could be modulated by experimentally induced vastus medialis pain in healthy subjects.
Medscape

Anatomy of the Knee Extensor Mechanism: Correlation With Patellofemoral Arthrosis

Sixty-five consecutive primary total knee arthroplasties were done in 60 patients (40 women and 20 men). Three female patients with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis were excluded from the study. An ...
Healio

Modified subvastus TKA approach offers smaller incisions, quicker recovery

Our experience with minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty began in 1999. We have used numerous approaches and have evolved to our current modified subvastus approach. Minimally invasive surgery ...
Healio

Surgeons discontinue mini mid-vastus TKA after prospective randomized trial

Complications and a longer operating time were the main reasons investigators from The Netherlands stopped using a mini mid-vastus approach for cemented total knee arthroplasty after they obtained ...
The Globe and Mail

How can you strengthen your knees for running?

I like to run but my knees are not that strong. My doctor suggested I concentrate on strengthening my quads, to ensure proper kneecap alignment. I do squats, lunges, leg extension and curls. Are there ...