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International Journal of Advances In Case Reports

Volume 11, Issue 1, 2024
Mcmed International
International Journal of Advances In Case Reports
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XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 - 8005 (Online)
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bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
A CASE REPORT ON ADDITIONAL HEAD OF PLANTARIS MUSCLE
Author
Chaitanya Ravindra Kanade
Email
chaitanya.knd@gmail.com
keyword
Plantaris Muscle, TendoCalcaneus, Vestigial, Tennis Leg, Freshman's Nerve, Radiologists, Plastic Surgeons, Tendon Transfer.
Abstract
During routine dissection for undergraduate medical students, two separate heads of plantaris muscle were observed on the left lower limb of an 80 year old donated embalmed male cadaver in the Department of Anatomy, K. J. Somaiya Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, INDIA. Both the heads of the plantaris muscle were composed of a thick muscle belly and a long thin tendon. The photographs of the variations were taken for proper documentation and for ready reference. The variations of plantaris muscle are very rare and not found in literature. Injury to the plantaris muscle causes painful calf. It may occur at the myotendinous junction with or without an associated hematoma and partial tear of the soleus or the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle. Injuries of the plantaris muscle and tendon is called as „tennis leg‟. The long, thin tendon of the plantaris is humorously called „the freshman's nerve‟, as it is often mistaken for a nerve by first-year medical students. Knowledge of anatomical variations of the plantaris muscle is important for physiotherapists, plastic surgeons performing tendon transfer operations, clinicians diagnosing muscle tears and radiologists interpreting MRI scans.
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