of the vastus lateralis (VL) was measured under passive (resting) and active (contracting the knee extensors at 50% of maximal voluntary contraction) conditions, by using ultrasound shear wave ...

The EM of the knee comprises the quadriceps muscles and tendon, the patella, the patellar tendon and supporting retinacula. The quadriceps muscles include the rectus femoris and the vastus lateralis, ...