Essential knee terminology
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The Q-angle is a measurement that gives an indication of the likelihood of excessive forces tending to pull the patella over to the outer (lateral) side.
- QALY search for term
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The quality-adjusted life year or quality-adjusted life-year is a generic measure of disease burden.
- Quad sets search for term
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A knee rehabilitation exercise to keep the quadriceps (quads) muscles from becoming inhibited after injury or surgery.
- Quadriceps angle search for term
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The Quadriceps angle of the knee is a measurement of the angle between the quadriceps muscles and the patellar tendon and provides useful information about the alignment of the knee joint.
- Quadriceps atrophy search for term
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Physical wasting of the quadriceps muscle.
- Quadriceps lag search for term
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A 'quadriceps lag' is present when a patient cannot fully 'actively' extend the knee (straighten the leg using muscle contraction), but it can be fully 'passively' extended by the clinician.
- Quadriceps muscle search for term
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The quadriceps (or 'quads') muscle is the large muscle at the front of the thigh.
- Quadriceps tendinitis search for term
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Disorder of the quadriceps tendon.
- Quadriceps tendinopathy search for term
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An overuse condition, where the attachment of the quadriceps (quads) tendon to the upper pole of the patella (kneecap) becomes painful.
- Quadriceps tendon search for term
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The quadriceps tendon is the tendon of the quadriceps muscle, just above the kneecap and into which it inserts.
- Quads search for term
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Same as 'Quadriceps muscle'.
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The portion of the tendon of the quadriceps muscle that attaches to the upper part of the patella (kneecap).
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