Tendon transfer surgeries are performed to restore lost motor function, but outcomes are variable, particularly those involving agonist-to-antagonist muscles. Here, we evaluated the possibility that lack of proprioceptive feedback reorganization and musculotendon adaptations could influence outcomes. Plantaris-to-tibialis anterior tendon transfer along with resection of the distal third of the ...

Superficial flexors gastrocnemius, plantaris and soleus form the bulk of the calf. The small plantaris muscle is the lower limb equivalent of palmaris longus. It arises from the lower part of the lateral supracondylar line and the oblique popliteal ligament. Its fusiform belly is 7 to 10 cm long and ends in a long slender tendon which crosses obliquely between gastrocnemius and soleus, runs dis...

Plantaris is the largest muscle in mammals other than primates. It runs alongside the gastrosoleus complex, and continues along the medial aspect of the Achilles tendon (AT) before inserting onto the greater tuberosity of the calcaneus. The plantaris muscle is vestigial in human beings and has much clinical importance. It is known to present several anatomical variations in terms of its occurre...

Neglected Achilles Tendon Ruptures are commonly seen by orthopaedic surgeons. In cases resistant to conservative treatment, a variety of surgical procedures have been utilized in the past. The senior -surgeon at our institution has utilized a technique -employing two turndown fascia flaps fashioned from the proximal Achilles tendon augmented by a tenomyodesis of the flexor hallucis longus and p...

Myotendinous junction is the transition zone between muscle and its tendon. Hence, it subject to immense stress within muscle. In this study, found that muscles having a greater tensile have more arranged myotendinous compared with lesser strength. Cadaveric specimens - plantaris, gastrocnemius, soleus been histologically studied study same.

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We describe three patients in whom the tibial nerve was used, in mistake for the plantaris tendon, to repair a ruptured calcaneal tendon. The tendon repair was successful in all cases, but despite attempted reconstruction of the nerve, no patient had any motor recovery although two regained some protective sensation.