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ArticleAnatomy & cell biology2024

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

George Tsakotos, George Triantafyllou, Christos Koutserimpas, Maria Piagkou

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Article in Anatomy & cell biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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George TsakotosDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8559-8969
George TriantafyllouDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0122-2436
Christos KoutserimpasDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1398-9626
Maria PiagkouDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4831-8005

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current cadaveric report aims to present a coexistence of two uncommon variants of the posterior leg compartment. The variations were detected, during classical dissection in an 84-year-old donated male cadaver. On the left lower limb, the gastrocnemius muscle was identified as having a third head that was attached to the lateral head. This variant is known as gastrocnemius tertius muscle and was bilaterally identified. The left-sided plantaris muscle had two distinct heads that 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 take them into account in their differential diagnosis.

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Anatomic variationGastrocnemius musclePlantaris musclePopliteal artery entrapment syndrome

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PMCPMC11424571

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