{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HipHospitals \u2013 Your Gateway to Hip Surgery Care","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"drhip","author_url":"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/author\/drhip\/","title":"Vastus lateralis: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - HipHospitals \u2013 Your Gateway to Hip Surgery Care","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sW29ak4ITK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/vastus-lateralis-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Vastus lateralis: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/vastus-lateralis-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=sW29ak4ITK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Vastus lateralis: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; HipHospitals \u2013 Your Gateway to Hip Surgery Care\" data-secret=\"sW29ak4ITK\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Vastus lateralis is a large muscle on the outer (lateral) front of the thigh. It is one of the four quadriceps muscles that straighten the knee. Clinicians discuss it often in knee rehabilitation, sports medicine, and gait (walking) assessment. It is also a common site for intramuscular injections and muscle testing."}