A bilateral gastrocnemius tertius coexisting with a unilateral two-headed plantaris muscle

• 발행기관: 대한해부학회
• 저자명: George Tsakotos George Triantafyllou Christos Koutserimpas Maria Piagkou
• 간행물 정보: 『Anatomy and Cell Biology』Vol.57(3), 459~462쪽, 전체 4쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2024.09.30

국문 초록

The current cadaveric report aims to present a coexistence of two uncommon variants of the posterior legcompartment. The variations were detected, during classical dissection in an 84-year-old donated male cadaver. On the leftlower limb, the gastrocnemius muscle was identified as having a third head that was attached to the lateral head. This variantis known as gastrocnemius tertius muscle and was bilaterally identified. The left-sided plantaris muscle had two distinct headsthat fused into a common tendon that was inserted into the calcaneal tuberosity. Knowledge of these variants is important,due to their close relationship with the popliteal neurovascular bundle. Clinicians should be aware, to avoid pitfalls and takethem into account in their differential diagnosis.

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Gastrocnemius muscle Plantaris muscle Anatomic variation Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome