Human anatomy is a variable structure. There are various rare muscle-specific accessory structures. The accessory soleus muscle (ASM) is one of them and was studied in this case report. ASM was seen during routine learning and teaching dissection lessons while dissecting the right leg of a male body. When this muscle was examined, a thick beginning with fascial connections from the soleus muscle, medially in the lower 1/3 of the leg was seen. This unipennate-shaped super numeric muscle had a 3.95 cm width, 25.82 cm length, and 0.82 cm thickness. This muscle, which is seen on radiological images, may often be confused with soft tissue tumors such as ganglion, lipoma, hemangioma, synovioma, and sarcoma, and on the pathology of the muscle may cause pain and tarsal tunnel syndrome-like effects.
Background/aim: In this study, it was aimed to determine the morphometric properties of the Kager’s triangle, which is located in the posterior region of the ankle where interventional procedures are frequently performed and contains fat pad. Materials and methods: For our study, bilateral lower extremity of 4 female and 4 male cadavers were dissected. Tibia length, fibula length, foot length, intermaleolar length, intercondylar length, gastrocnemius muscle’s medial head and lateral head and tendon length, floor, anterior margin, posterior margin lengths and area of Kager’s triangle were measured in the cadavers. Descriptive and statistical analysis of the morphometric measurements we made was performed. Results: All 3 parts of the Kager’s triangle, which are defined anatomically in the literature, have been observed. The base of the Kager’s triangle is an average of 24.33±2.05 mm in women and 31.44±3.84 mm in men. The anterior border of Kager's triangle is 60.10±6.56 mm in females and 67.19±19.05 mm in males. The posterior border of Kager's triangle was found to be 55.61±6.38 mm in women and 72.52±17.56 mm in men. The area of Kager's triangle was found to be 6.74±1.15 cm² on average in females and 9.06±1.85 cm² in males. Conclusion: The data obtained will be a guide for the injections to be applied to the region or surgical interventions to be performed in the region, especially for the treatment of pathologies such as Achilles tendinopathy in this region. It is aimed that this study will contribute to the literature on the anatomy of the relevant region
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