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quad leg or quadriceps leg? - ak

Posted: Sep 22, 2013

I keep hearing "quad leg" and thought I should be typing out the entire word, quadriceps leg; however, as I look this up online, it seems "quad" is acceptable. Is this true?

Thank you,

Any context? - ???

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Just offhand, I would say that "quadriceps leg" makes no sense, but I don't have the context.

any context, like a disability involved? - I dont know, maybe a stump leg? nm

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it pays to engage the brain.

quad lag or quadriceps lag - sm - old orthomt

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depends on your account specifics, if they say expand its quadriceps lag, otherwise quad lag.
"A 'quadriceps lag' is present when a patient cannot fully 'actively' extend the knee (straighten the leg using muscle contraction), but it can be fully 'passively' extended by the clinician. This would imply that the quadriceps muscle is weak or inhibited, or maybe that there are some adhesions present causing pain and inhibition."

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