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The gastrocnemius muscle may also become inflamed due to overuse. Anti-inflammatory medications and physical therapy (heat, massage, and stretching) may be useful. Anatomical abnormalities involving the medial head of gastrocnemius muscle result in popliteal artery entrapment syndrome.
The medial gastrocnemius tendon arises proximal and posterior to the gastrocnemius tubercle of the medial femoral condyle. [2] This is another important landmark because it is rarely injured and attaches close to the capsular arm of the POL, thus helping the surgeon locate the femoral attachment of the POL.
In then, the original attribution of the syndrome to the medial collateral ligament may now be outdated as many publications have suggested concomitant and even sometimes preferential involvement of the adductor magnus tendon, medial head of the gastrocnemius, or medial patellofemoral ligament. [2]
lateral supracondylar ridge of femur above lateral head of gastrocnemius: calcaneal tendon (medial side, deep to gastrocnemius tendon) sural arteries: tibial nerve: plantarflexes ankle, flexes knee: tibialis anterior: 2 1 popliteus: Lower Limb, Leg, Posterior compartment, Deep middle facet of lateral surface of lateral femoral condyle
Posterior: done with the patient laying on stomach (prone); retract semimembranosus (one of hamstring muscles) until gastrocnemius becomes visible and continue until postero-medial capsule is visualized; Dual plate fixation: can be used over medial and lateral aspects of plateau; used for bicondylar plateau fractures.
The plantaris closely follows the lateral head of the gastrocnemius. Its tendon runs between those of the soleus and gastrocnemius and is embedded in the medial end of the calcaneus tendon. [32] In the deep layer, the tibialis posterior has its origin on the interosseus membrane and the neighbouring bone areas and runs down behind the medial ...
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At its upper part is the adductor tubercle and behind it is a rough impression which gives origin to the medial head of the gastrocnemius. The lateral epicondyle which is smaller and less prominent than the medial, gives attachment to the fibular collateral ligament of the knee-joint. [3]