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Ultrasonographic examination of the quadriceps femoris muscle: Normal images and findings
Author(s) -
Denoix J.M.,
Coudry V.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12886
Subject(s) - medicine , quadriceps femoris muscle , patella , vastus medialis , ultrasound , tears , anatomy , quadriceps muscle , ultrasonography , radiology , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , electromyography , isometric exercise
Summary In the paper written by Ogden et al . (2019) in this edition of Equine Veterinary Education, a complete tear of the vastus medialis muscle was considered as the cause of the lateral luxation of the patella in a 2‐day‐old cob colt. As muscle tears can be documented with ultrasound, this short commentary is presenting normal ultrasonographic images of the quadriceps femoris ( QF ) muscle and findings on two clinical cases.

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