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Muscles and Tendons

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MRI of the Knee

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The muscles groups around the knee have an antigravity role and offer knee stabilization during standing position and stability in a variety of different positions. They can be classified based on their anatomic location as well as on their function. The muscles of the thigh and lower leg are comprised of compartments defined as distinct anatomical spaces bordered by fascia or bone. The knowledge of the anatomical bounders of the compartments is important especially in describing the extension of the soft tissue tumors (e.g., extra- or intracompartmental). The anterior compartment of the thigh is represented by the quadriceps muscle, the sartorius, and the tensor fascia latae. The posterior compartment includes the hamstring muscles (the semitendinosus, the semimembranosus, and the biceps femoris). The medial compartment contains the gracilis and the adductor muscles. The gastrocnemius muscles are included together with the soleus muscle in the superficial posterior compartment of the lower leg.

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  1. Phoenix Diagnostic Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Nicolae V. Bolog MD, PhD, MS

  2. Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Gustav Andreisek MD, MBA & Erika J. Ulbrich MD

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Bolog, N.V., Andreisek, G., Ulbrich, E.J. (2015). Muscles and Tendons. In: MRI of the Knee. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08165-6_9

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