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Radiology, Vol 195, 201-203, Copyright © 1995 by Radiological Society of North America

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Plantaris muscle injury: evaluation with MR imaging

CA Helms, RC Fritz and GJ Garvin
Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine 94143.

PURPOSE: To determine the MR imaging appearance of injury to the plantaris muscle. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifteen patients with sports- related injuries to the lower leg underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with T1- and T2-weighted, gradient-echo T2*-weighted, short inversion time inversion-recovery, and fast spin-echo sequences. The plantaris muscle and tendon, as well as the surrounding structures, were retrospectively examined for abnormalities. RESULTS: All 15 patients had rupture of the plantaris muscle or strain. An associated torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was found in 10 of 15 patients. Five injuries were isolated or associated with partial tears of the gastrocnemius or popliteus muscle. At initial presentation, three patients had large, focal elongated fluid collections between the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle. CONCLUSION: Rupture of the plantaris muscle may occur at the myotendinous junction with or without an associated hematoma or partial tear of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle. A strain of the more proximal plantaris muscle may also occur as an isolated injury or in conjunction with injury to the ACL.


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