Objective: To investigate atrophy and weakness of the quadriceps femoris muscle group in patients with PFPS using measures of cross-sectional ... to assess their eligibility and to determine the ...

In patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), pain and dysfunction cause a reflex inhibition on the quadriceps femoral muscle, and quadriceps weakness could accelerate damage to knee cartilage.

Interventions were compared using repeated-measures analysis of variance for Kujala Patellofemoral Score, Visual Analogue Scale for ‘worst pain’ and ‘pain with daily activity’, isometric knee extensor ...

Muscles are attached to bones by tendons ... their hamstrings contract to flex the knee while the quadriceps lengthens to allow the movement. The hamstrings are the agonist and the quadriceps ...