Einstein (São Paulo) (Mar 2012)

The presence of accessory soleous muscle in humans

  • Flavio Belmont Del Nero,
  • Cristiane Regina Ruiz,
  • Roberto Aliaga Junior

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 79 – 81

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: To verify the prevalence of the accessory soleus muscle in humans and according to gender. METHODS: A total of 154 magnetic resonance images of the ankle were assessed in T1 weighted sagittal, coronal and axial planes. RESULTS: An incidence of 11.6% of accessory soleus muscle in humans was observed; in that, 7.8% in males and 15.6% in females. CONCLUSION: The accessory soleus muscle incidence was 11.6% in the samples studied and it was more often present in females.

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