It lies between the vastus intermedius and the vastus lateralis.
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It is usually distinct from the vastus intermedius, but occasionally blended with it.
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The term tensor vastus intermedius was given by Grob et al . in 2016.
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"' Tensor vastus intermedius "'is a muscle in the anterior compartment of thigh.
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In addition, recent cadaver studies have confirmed the presence of a sixth muscle, the tensor vastus intermedius.
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The three muscles; vastus intermedius, medialis are located in the middle, on the outside and inside of the thigh, respectively.
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In essence : the action of extending the knee from a seated position is primarily driven by the vastus intermedius, and less by the rectus femoris.
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Anterior compartment muscles of the thigh include pectineus, sartorius, and the four muscles that comprise the quadriceps muscles-rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius and vastus lateralis.
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The anterior compartment of thigh contains the sartorius muscle and the four quadriceps : the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius and vastus medialis, along with the articularis genus.
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While the muscle has variable presentations, it consistently originates at the proximal femur, runs between the vastus lateralis and vastus intermedius muscles, and inserts distally at the medial aspect of the patellar base.
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