The Occurrence of the Plantaris Muscle and its Muscle-Tendon Relationship in Adult Human Cadavers

Abstract

Twenty legs from adult male cadavers were examined to analyze the anatomical relationships between the component parts of the plantaris muscle. This muscle was present in all of the cadavers and it was found that the length of the muscle in relation to its belly was approximately three times greater than in relation to the tendon.

A Morphological Study of Plantaris Muscle and Its Surgical Perspective

“…The total mean length of the muscle belly in our study is 7.99cms which is similar to those described by the standard books. The total mean length of the tendon in this study is found to be 33.16cm which is coinciding with the study conducted by Aragao J A et al in 2010 [25] and with a difference of 2cm with Surut et al in 2002 [19]. As such much literature is not available regarding the measurement of the tendon and the muscle belly, hence the work of the above two authors is taken for comparison.…”

“…Highest cases of agenesis in the review literature was by Harvey et al in the year 1983, they studied 658 lower limbs in which they found agenesis of the plantaris muscle in 126 limbs an incidence of 19.14% [23]. In 1994 by Osny et al [24], in 2010 by Aragao et al in 20 limbs [25] and in the year 2011 by Maayke et al in 107 limbs [16] they all observed that the plantaris muscle was identified in all the specimens. In this study out of 48 limbs in which the plantaris muscle was present 33 limbs showed the commonest type of insertion i.e.…”

A Study of Plantaris Tendon and Its Role in Tendon Graft

“…The author also mentions that, the plantaris tendon is advantages for the hernia repair as it is having the property of lateral stretching [8].The Achilles tendon and the plantaris tendon are enclosed in a common array of thin fibrous tissue, the paratendon containing blood vessels [9].The total mean length of the tendon in this study is found to be 33.16cm which is coinciding with the study conducted by Aragao et al in 2010 and with a difference of 2cm with Surut et al in 2002 [10,11].…”

Agenesis of the Medial Gastrocnemius and Plantar Muscle: Case Presentation

“…As for the absence of the Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle (MGM), there is not sufficient evidence of its incidence and only have been described case reports, while Plantar Muscle (PM), is estimated to be 7-20 % (Aragão et al, 2010& Kwinter et al, 2010. The etiology of these muscle abnormalities can be divided into vascular, teratogenic, congenital or due to alterations in the development (Htwe et al).…”