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S Oliveira S, G L Bandeira W, M Lopes L, R M Lima R, C Cavalcante J. Incidence of the tensor of the vastus intermedius: A cadaveric study. Morphologie 2024; 108:100609. [PMID: 37897940 DOI: 10.1016/j.morpho.2023.100609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The quadriceps femoris muscle is present in the anterior region of the thigh and is classically described as a muscle with four heads: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius. A few years ago, a "fifth head" was described and named the tensor of the vastus intermedius (TVI). The TVI belly is in line with the belly of the vastus lateralis, and its aponeurosis imposes considerable tension on the vastus intermedius, medializing its action, to play a significant role in knee extension. OBJECTIVE To perform a study of the TVI incidence in a Brazilian population and describe its variations. MATERIAL AND METHODS We dissected lower limbs from cadavers previously fixed in 10% formaldehyde, belonging to the Laboratory of Anatomy of the Department of Morphology of the Biosciences Center of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. RESULTS Eighty-one lower limbs were analyzed with only 33 (40.74%) of them presenting TVI. All four types of TVI described by the literature were present in our sample with the following distribution: type 1 with 15.15%; type 2 with 9.1%; type 3 with 33.33%; type 4 with 42.42%. DISCUSSION Although the literature points to the TVI as a normal belly of the quadriceps, making it a "quinticeps", our analysis points to the TVI as a variation and probably a matter of regionality. However, the presence of TVI is not a rare case and cannot be disregarded, which makes this study important for anatomists, physiotherapists, physicians, and surgeons.
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- S S Oliveira
- Department of Morphology, Biosciences Center, Laboratory of Anatomy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Biosciences Center, Laboratory of Anatomy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Biosciences Center, Laboratory of Anatomy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Biosciences Center, Laboratory of Anatomy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Biosciences Center, Laboratory of Anatomy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
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Park HK, Han JY, Cho YS, Nam KI. Distribution of the tensor of the vastus intermedius. Clin Anat 2023; 36:607-611. [PMID: 36597837 DOI: 10.1002/ca.24000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The tensor of the vastus intermedius (TVI) was first described by Grob et al. in 2016. It originates from the anteroinferior greater trochanter and inserts into the upper patella and receives blood and nerves independently of other muscles. It has been overlooked, but since micro-surgery and detailed rehabilitation treatments are being developed, more research on it is warranted. Here we report on the TVI in a Korean cadaveric study. A total of 58 cadavers (41 males and 17 females) were included. Thighs were examined using a standardized dissection protocol. The quadriceps femoris muscle was identified and its components were defined by blunt dissection. A total of 116 lower limbs were dissected. In 40 of them, there was a separately innervated TVI muscle belly between the fasciae of the vastus lateralis (VL) and the vastus intermedius (VI) muscles. TVIs were classed as independent (ID), VI, and VL types according to the relative relationship between the TVI, VL, and VI, and subdivided into two parts: Part 1 was the proximal muscular portion of the TVI attached to the VL or VI, and part 2 was the distal aponeurotic area. TVIs were analyzed in detail via 58 Korean cadavers. We subdivided them on the basis of their location and association with related muscles. A larger study is needed to clarify the function and prevalence of the TVI.
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- Hyeng-Kyu Park
- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Heart Research Center, Chonnam National University, Chonnam National University Medical School & Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Heart Research Center, Chonnam National University, Chonnam National University Medical School & Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Chonnam National University Medical School, Jeonnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Chonnam National University Medical School, Jeonnam, Republic of Korea
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Zielinska N, Balcerzak A, Tubbs RS, Olewnik Ł. Additional head of the rectus femoris muscle: a case report. Surg Radiol Anat 2022; 44:829-834. [PMID: 35438333 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-022-02937-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of the present case is to describe an interesting variation of the additional head of the rectus femoris. METHODS A male body donor, 81 years old at death, was subjected to routine anatomical dissection for research and teaching purposes at the Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland. RESULTS We have found an example of an accessory head of the quadriceps femoris, a double-headed rectus femoris in which the proximal attachment is connected to the rectus femoris muscle originating from the anterior inferior iliac spine. The muscle belly of this additional structure is separate but fused distally with the vastus lateralis muscle. It then passes into the patellar ligament inserted into the tibial tuberosity. CONCLUSIONS Knowledge of the possible occurrence of an additional head is nevertheless important for clinicians, especially for orthopedists performing reconstructive surgeries. It could also be significant for physiotherapists arranging rehabilitation plans after such surgeries because it could potentially help to achieve faster recovery.
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- Nicol Zielinska
- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, True Blue, Grenada.,Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.,Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.,Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
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Olewnik Ł, Ruzik K, Szewczyk B, Podgórski M, Aragonés P, Karauda P, Tubbs RS, Sanudo JR, Pires MB, Polguj M, Du J. The relationship between additional heads of the quadriceps femoris, the vasti muscles, and the patellar ligament. BioMed Research International 2022; 2022:1-11. [PMID: 35224103 PMCID: PMC8866009 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9569101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Introduction. The quadriceps femoris consists of four muscles: the rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, and vastus lateralis. However, the effect of additional quadriceps femoris heads on the vasti muscles and patellar ligaments is unknown. The aims of the present study are to determine the relationship between additional quadriceps femoris heads and the vasti muscles and patellar ligaments and to review the morphology of the vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius. Materials and Methods. One hundred and six lower limbs (34 male and 19 female cadavers) fixed in 10% formalin were examined. Results. On all lower extremities, the vastus lateralis consisted of superficial, intermediate, and deep layers. The vastus medialis, on the other hand, consisted of only the longus and obliquus layers. The quadriceps head had one or more supplementary heads in 106 dissected limbs from 68 cadavers (64.1%). The distal portion of the patella was wider in lower limbs without supplementary heads than in type IA but narrower than in type IIIA. In general, the distal portion of the patella was narrower in specimens with a supplementary head than in those without (19.03 SD 3.18 mm vs. 20.58 SD 2.95 mm,
). Other patellar ligament dimensions did not differ significantly. Conclusion. The quadriceps femoris muscle is characterized by high morphological variability. Occurrence of extra heads is at the level of 64.1%. The vastus lateralis consists of three parts (superficial, intermediate, and deep), and vastus medialis consists of two (longus and oblique).
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Sahinis C, Kellis E. Anatomy, Morphology and Function of the Tensor of Vastus Intermedius: A Systematic Review. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol 2021; 6. [PMID: 34564196 DOI: 10.3390/jfmk6030077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The tensor of vastus intermedius is a newly discovered muscle that is located at the anterior compartment of the thigh. The aim of the present study is to report, assess and synthetize the existing evidence on the anatomy, variation and morphological characteristics of the TVI as well as to examine its clinical importance. A systematic review was performed evaluating both anatomical and medical imaging studies which provided information about TVI anatomy, prevalence, variations and morphological characteristics. The search strategy was conducted in major electronic databases. Two reviewers worked independently to screen all possible references via a title/abstract examination. Methodological quality was examined with the Anatomical Quality Assurance checklist. A total of 295 cadaveric knees were included in the nine studies where in 244 (82.7%) cases the TVI was identified. Based on this evidence, it appears that the TVI is located between the vastus lateralis and vastus intermedius. The muscle belly is located proximally, and it is combined with a broad and flat aponeurosis before forming a tendinous structure that is attached at the medial aspect of the patella. The TVI presented some morphological variations and complex muscle architecture that varied along its length. There is insufficient good quality evidence as more than half of the included studies were ranked as having a "High" risk of bias with various methodological issues. Higher quality studies are recommended to evaluate the TVI morphology to better understand its functional and clinical importance.
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Utsunomiya N, Kodama R, Yamaguchi Y, Tsuge I, Yamada S. The development of the tensor vastus intermedius during the human embryonic period and its clinical implications. J Anat 2021; 239:583-588. [PMID: 34028017 PMCID: PMC8349409 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The tensor vastus intermedius (TVI) is a newly discovered muscle located in the anterolateral thigh area and is considered the fifth component of the quadriceps femoris muscle. There have been several papers describing its anatomical and morphological features in detail; however, many features of this muscle, such as its ontology or kinetic functions, remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine the initial appearance of the TVI muscle in human embryonic development and to investigate its growth and development. Histological observations were performed on 30 lower limbs of 15 human embryos from Carnegie stage (CS) 21, 22, and 23 (with crown-rump length ranging from 18.7 to 28.7 mm). Myocyte clusters of the TVI were observed between the vastus lateralis and intermedius muscles in 7 out of 10 limbs in CS 22, indicating that the TVI arises during this stage. In CS 23, the TVI was clearly present in all specimens except one. However, neither the aponeurosis nor the tendonous structure of the TVI were observed in these embryonic stages. Formation of the conventional four components of the quadriceps muscle is completed within CS 21; therefore, our results suggest that the TVI is the last element to develop in the quadriceps femoris complex. It is posited that after the embryonic period, the TVI continues to grow, while forming the tendinous structure toward the patella and receiving vascular supply from certain vascular branches. The clinical significance of these findings is that orthopedists and plastic surgeons who perform surgical procedures within the anterolateral thigh (ALT) area should be aware of the anatomy and development of the TVI in order to reduce surgical complications. Our present research aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of the morphogenesis of the TVI and the other femoral extensor muscles.
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- Natsuko Utsunomiya
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
- Congenital Anomaly Research CenterGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Human Health SciencesGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Congenital Anomaly Research CenterGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Congenital Anomaly Research CenterGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
- Human Health SciencesGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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Sam F, Kandagaddala M, Prithishkumar IJ, Mahata KM, Gowri M, Rabi S. Prevalence of the additional head of quadriceps femoris in the South Indian population: a cadaveric and radiological study. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16132. [PMID: 34373504 PMCID: PMC8352952 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95374-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Quadriceps femoris is an extensor muscle in the anterior compartment of thigh and is traditionally taught to be composed of four heads. Recently, there is an increased interest in the occurrence of an additional muscle head of quadriceps femoris. But scientific knowledge regarding its incidence is lacking in the South Indian population. This study was done to confirm the presence of the additional head by routine anatomic dissection and radiological imaging techniques. Forty-one formalin fixed human cadaveric lower limbs were dissected and the morphology of the additional head was noted. Retrospective analysis of 88 MRI images of patients was done. The additional muscle head was present in 43.9% of the cadaveric lower limbs and was consistently located between the vastus lateralis and vastus intermedius. It originated from variable portions of the greater trochanter, intertrochanteric line, lateral lip of linea aspera and lateral surface of the shaft of femur and inserted either as a muscle belly or as an aponeurosis into the vastus intermedius (55.6%), vastus lateralis (22.2%) or directly into the base of the patella. It received its vascular supply from branches of the lateral circumflex femoral artery and was innervated by branches from the posterior division of the femoral nerve. In addition, the additional muscle head was identified by MRI and its incidence was reported to be 30.68% for the first time in living subjects. The result of this study provides additional information in understanding the morphology of the quadriceps femoris muscle.
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- Femina Sam
- Department of Anatomy, Christian Medical College Vellore, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India.
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- Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Christian Medical College Vellore, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India
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Ogami-Takamura K, Saiki K, Endo D, Murai K, Nishi K, Okamoto K, Murata H, Hara T, Tsurumoto T. Gross anatomical investigation of the muscular head between the vastus lateralis and intermedius in the Japanese population: a cadaver study. Anat Sci Int 2020; 96:231-238. [PMID: 33219435 DOI: 10.1007/s12565-020-00579-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Unlike the general understanding of the quadriceps femoris, the existence of a new muscular head between the vastus lateralis and the vastus intermedius was reported, and named the tensor of the vastus intermedius in the Swedish population. The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence and form of the muscular head in the Japanese population and to clarify its structure by gross anatomical approaches. A total of 35 thighs of 20 Japanese cadavers were investigated. We searched for the muscular head and classified it into four types. In addition, nerve fiber analysis was performed for each classification type. Regarding classification, 11% were the independent type, 29% were the common type, 37% were the vastus lateralis type, and 23% were the vastus intermedius type. Based on nerve fiber analysis, in the common type, the muscular head was under dual nerve supply from the vastus lateralis and intermedius. The other three types were innervated only by nerves from the vastus lateralis. The target muscular head may always be present in Japanese. The nerves from the vastus lateralis were always distributed in the target muscular head based on nerve fiber analysis; therefore, this muscular head may be most closely related to the vastus lateralis. The name of this muscular head should be "the accessory head of the vastus lateralis" rather than "the tensor of the vastus intermedius."
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- Keiko Ogami-Takamura
- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan. .,Center of Cadaver Surgical Training, School of Medicine, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan. .,Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Dental Anthropology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan
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- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan.,Center of Cadaver Surgical Training, School of Medicine, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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Olewnik Ł, Tubbs RS, Ruzik K, Podgórski M, Aragonés P, Waśniewska A, Karauda P, Szewczyk B, Sanudo JR, Polguj M. Quadriceps or multiceps femoris?-Cadaveric study. Clin Anat 2020; 34:71-81. [PMID: 32644202 DOI: 10.1002/ca.23646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The quadriceps femoris (QF) consists of four muscles: the rectus femoris; vastus medialis; vastus lateralis, and vastus intermediate. The tendons of all of these parts join together into a single tendon that attaches to the patella. The QF is a powerful extensor of the knee joint that is needed for walking. A growing number of publications have examined the fifth head of the QF muscle. There is no information about the possibility of other heads, and there is no correct classification of their proximal attachments. Further, the frequency of occurrence of additional heads/components of the QF remains unclear. METHODS One hundred and six lower limbs (34 male and 18 female) fixed in 10% formalin solution were examined. RESULTS Additional heads of the QF were present in 64.1% of the limbs. Three main types were identified and included subtypes. The most common was Type I (44.1%), which had an independent fifth head. This type was divided into two subtypes (A-B) depending on its location relative to the vastus intermediate. The second most common type was Type II (30.8%), which originated from other muscles: IIA from the vastus lateralis; IIB from the vastus intermediate, and IIC from the gluteus minimus. In addition, Type III (25%) was characterized by multiple heads: IIIA-two heads with a single common tendon; IIIB-two heads with two separate tendons; IIIC-three heads (lateral, intermediate, medial), and IIID-four heads (bifurcated lateral and bifurcated medial). CONCLUSION The introduction of a new classification based on a proximal attachment is necessary. The presence of the fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth head varies.
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- Łukasz Olewnik
- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery and Ochsner Neuroscience Institute, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.,Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, True Blue, Grenada
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- Department of Normal and Clinical Anatomy, Chair of Anatomy and Histology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Imaging Diagnostic, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Hospital Santa Cristina, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Normal and Clinical Anatomy, Chair of Anatomy and Histology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Normal and Clinical Anatomy, Chair of Anatomy and Histology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Bonnechère B, Louryan S, Feipel V. Triceps, quadriceps or pentaceps femoris? Need for proper muscle definition. Morphologie 2020; 104:77-84. [PMID: 31296371 DOI: 10.1016/j.morpho.2019.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Over the last years, the definition of quadriceps femoris (QF) has evolved somewhat and some authors now define a fifth head: the tensor of vastus intermedius (TVI). Descriptions of the different components of QF in textbooks and recent findings remain confusing. Therefore, the aim of this study is to obtain more information on this possible fifth head. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty lower limbs of 10 embalmed cadavers, six females and four males, were investigated by macro-dissection. The dissection and separation of the different heads were performed with the fingers and a distinction between the different parts of the quadriceps was noted only if it was possible to separate the heads without scalpel to avoid artificial separation of muscle parts. RESULTS In 9 lower limbs we found a QF as classically described in textbook. TVI was found in only 7 limbs and in 4 cases we were not able to differentiate VI and VM or VI and VL (triceps femoris as described by Testut). These results, and the diversity of descriptions found in the literature have led us to review the definition of an isolated muscle. CONCLUSION In this study, the presence of TVI was not demonstrated in all limbs unlike previously published studies on the subject. Harmonisation of dissection techniques, but also a clear definition of a muscle is required in order to be able to compare studies and draw clear conclusions.
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- B Bonnechère
- Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Organogenesis (LABO), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Lennik street, 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; Department of Electronics and Informatics - ETRO, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Imec, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Organogenesis (LABO), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Lennik street, 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Functional Anatomy, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Lennik street, 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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