title: Soleus rupture: a differential diagnosis of calf thrombosis.
abstract: Soleus rupture may present with clinical features similar to those of calf thrombosis. It is postulated that the signs are the result of compression of the posterior tibial vein as it passes through the narrow space adjacent to the fibrous origin of soleus. A distinctive venographic sign of compression of the posterior tibial vein by a soft tissue mass at the level of the origin of the soleus is described.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010690:Phlebography; D012421:Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013977:Tibia; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging