BACKGROUND The orthopaedic literature contains relatively little quantitative information regarding the anatomy of the posterior aspect of the knee. The purpose of the present study was to provide a detailed description of, and to propose a standard nomenclature for, the anatomy of the posterior aspect of the knee. METHODS Detailed dissection of twenty nonpaired, fresh-frozen knees was perfor...

The effects of nutritional level on glycogen content and pH of semimembranosus (SM) and semitendinosus (ST) rabbit muscles were investigated. Rabbits weaned at 30 d of age were fed one of three diets in which grain had been replaced with 0, 15, and 45% coast cross bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon Pers.). Muscles were sampled at .5, 3.5, 6.5, and 24 h after slaughter. Results showed that these iso...

CONTEXT Semimembranosus tendinopathy (SMT) is an uncommon cause of chronic knee pain that is rarely described in the medical literature and may be underdiagnosed or inadequately treated owing to a lack of understanding of the condition. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A search of the entire PubMed (MEDLINE) database using the terms knee pain semimembranosus and knee tendinitis semimembranosus, returned ...

BACKGROUND The muscle-tendon properties of the semitendinosus (ST) and gracilis (GR) are substantially altered following tendon harvest for the purpose of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). This study adopted a musculoskeletal modelling approach to determine how the changes to the ST and GR muscle-tendon properties alter their contribution to medial compartment contact loading wi...

Background Rhabdomyolysis with influenza infection is rarely reported in adults. We report here influenza A induced rhabdomyolysis and anterior compartment syndrome (ACS). Case report This case report describes a 43-year-old woman exhibiting influenza A induced rhabdomyolysis. High levels of creatine kinase (97,000 IU/L) and high titer of anti-influenza A virus antibody (H3N2) (320 ×) with ne...

This study evaluated the effect of animal temperament measured using flight speed (FS) on plasma lactate, muscle glycogen and lactate concentrations at slaughter plus ultimate pH in 648 lot finished cattle of mixed breed and sex. Muscle samples were collected at slaughter from the m. semimembranosus, m. semitendinosus and m. longissimus thoracis (LT) for analysis of glycogen and lactate concent...

Carcasses that do not conform to mainstream specifications (i.e., those with nonconforming ribeye area) may not achieve their full potential value. Research was conducted to evaluate the relationship between beef carcass LM area at the 12th and 13th rib interface (LMA) and portion size acceptability of other muscles in the carcass. Sixty beef carcass sides of varying LMA sizes (between 67.74 an...