Isolated fatty infiltration of the gastrocnemius medial head, a cadaveric case study

Gastrocnemius is a superficial calf muscle with two muscular heads that contribute fibres to the Achilles tendon. While gastrocnemius functions during movement of the knee and ankle joints, the muscle is of particular clinical interest as a target for treatments to alleviate lower limb spasticity an...

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Main Authors: Karyne N. Rabey, Lalith Satkunam, Christine A. Webber, Jennifer C. Hocking
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Human Pathology: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330021000092