TY - JOUR
T1 - Double plantaris muscle
T2 - A cadaveric study with clinical importance
AU - Rana, Kum Kum
AU - Das, Srijit
AU - Verma, Ranjana
PY - 2006/9
Y1 - 2006/9
N2 - The gastrocnemius, plantaris and the soleus muscles, comprise the posterior (flexor) compartment muscles of the leg. The plantaris muscle is responsible for causing plantar flexion of the foot. The muscle is vestigial in human beings and has much clinical importance. The muscle is known to exhibit variations but there are few reports on the existence of double plantaris muscle. The present case report describes double plantaris on both sides of a cadaver, which was detected during routine dissection. Knowledge of both normal and abnormal anatomy of the plantaris muscle is important for surgeons performing tendon transfer operations and clinicians diagnosing muscle tears.
AB - The gastrocnemius, plantaris and the soleus muscles, comprise the posterior (flexor) compartment muscles of the leg. The plantaris muscle is responsible for causing plantar flexion of the foot. The muscle is vestigial in human beings and has much clinical importance. The muscle is known to exhibit variations but there are few reports on the existence of double plantaris muscle. The present case report describes double plantaris on both sides of a cadaver, which was detected during routine dissection. Knowledge of both normal and abnormal anatomy of the plantaris muscle is important for surgeons performing tendon transfer operations and clinicians diagnosing muscle tears.
KW - Anatomical variation
KW - Plantaris muscle
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U2 - 10.4067/S0717-95022006000400032
DO - 10.4067/S0717-95022006000400032
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33846301647
SN - 0717-9367
VL - 24
SP - 495
EP - 498
JO - International Journal of Morphology
JF - International Journal of Morphology
IS - 3
ER -