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The vastus medialis (/ËvÃ¦stÉs ËmÉdiËeÉªláµ»s/ or /ËvÃ¦stÉs ËmÉdiËÃ¦láµ»s/) (vastus internus or teardrop muscle) is an extensor muscle located medially in the thigh that extends the knee. The vastus medialis is part of the quadriceps muscle group.
1 The vastus medialis is a muscle present in the anterior compartment of thigh, and is one of the four muscles that make up the quadriceps muscle. 2  It is the most medial of the vastus group of muscles, the others being vastus intermedius and vastus lateralis. The fibers converge onto the inner (medial) part of the quadriceps femoris tendon and the inner (medial) border of the patella. 2  The obliquus genus muscle is the most distal segment of the vastus medialis muscle.