Variant Plantaris Anatomy During Tendon Harvest.
2021
The plantaris tendon is commonly used in upper extremity reconstruction as a tendon graft. Variations in plantaris anatomy are described as terminating proximally into the calcaneal tendon or gastrocnemius in certain cases, making the tendon an unusable length as a graft. A case of anomalous attachment of the gastrocnemius muscle to the plantaris tendon is described. After division of this attachment through a counterincision, complete harvest of the plantaris tendon was possible. Further exploration when resistance is encountered in standard plantaris tendon harvest is recommended to avoid unnecessary abandonment of a plantaris harvest.
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