1.0HipHospitals – Your Gateway to Hip Surgery Carehttps://www.hiphospitals.com/blogdrhiphttps://www.hiphospitals.com/blog/author/drhip/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ustPQa5oah"><a href="https://www.hiphospitals.com/blog/quadriceps-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview/">Quadriceps: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hiphospitals.com/blog/quadriceps-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview/embed/#?secret=ustPQa5oah" width="600" height="338" title="“Quadriceps: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview” — HipHospitals – Your Gateway to Hip Surgery Care" data-secret="ustPQa5oah" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.hiphospitals.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Quadriceps is a group of four muscles at the front of the thigh. It helps straighten the knee and, for one portion, assist with hip flexion. Clinicians discuss Quadriceps function when evaluating walking, stairs, and getting up from a chair. It is also a common focus in sports medicine and rehabilitation after hip and knee injuries.