When a medical professional refers to your lower extremity, they’re typically referring to everything between your hip to your toes. The muscles in your lower extremity contract and relax to move ...

Joint flexibility is an important measure of physical fitness in humans, especially when it comes to determining athletic performance. It is responsible for protecting the muscle-tendon unit under ...

To date, muscle function, and in particular that of the lower extremity, in OI type IV has not been investigated systematically. This study now assesses upper and lower extremity muscle function ...

The lower leg lies between the knee and ankle and works with the upper leg and foot to help perform key functions. In the leg are a number of bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels. These ...

Background Deficits in neuromuscular control are believed to increase re-injury risk after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Previous studies mainly focused on muscles at the operated ...