IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy534HealthcareSTUDY OF MORPHOMETRY OF PLANTARIS MUSCLE AND ITS CLINICAL RELEVANCE M.SangeetaKLVaralakshmiNaikShilpa)7071This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Background: Aim of the study was to provide morphometric data on the anatomy of planataris muscle. Material and Method: Forty legs from twenty embalmed cadavers were examined and morphometric measurements such as length of the muscle belly, length of the tendon inside the muscle belly, width of the tendon and total length of the tendon and muscle tendon ratio were measured. Result: Mean length of the tendon extending into the muscle was 3.52 cm and the tendon has a mean width of .537 cm in the belly of the muscle. The mean length of the muscle belly was 8.15 cm the mean length of the plantaris tendon was 31.31cm.The mean muscle belly tendon ratio was .264 cm. Conclusion: These findings might help in important surgical procedures such as tendon grafting, A-V valve repairs etc.

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