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01-07-2004 | Case Report

First report of an accessory popliteal muscle: detection with MRI

Authors: Sylvain R. Duc, Klaus U. Wentz, Kurt P. Käch, Christoph L. Zollikofer

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 7/2004

Abstract

During an MRI examination of the knee in a 48-year-old patient suffering from degenerative changes of a partly resected medial meniscus and concomitant osteoarthritis of the knee joint, an unusual variant of an accessory muscle in the popliteal fossa was found. To our best knowledge this muscle has never been described before. Because of the close relationship to the popliteal muscle with regard to course and localisation in the deep popliteal fossa ventral to the popliteal artery, the term “accessory popliteal muscle” is proposed.

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Title: First report of an accessory popliteal muscle: detection with MRI
Authors: Sylvain R. Duc
Klaus U. Wentz
Kurt P. Käch
Christoph L. Zollikofer
Publication date: 01-07-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue 7/2004
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-004-0775-9

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