A case of monolateral duplication of the Achilles tendon due to an anomaly of the medial gastrocnemius muscle.
The authors describe the chance finding of a congenital morphological anomaly in the Achilles tendon, characterized by monolateral duplication as a result of anomalous differentiation of the medial gastrocnemius muscle. This may be added to the previous congenital deformities described in the literature (shortness of the Achilles tendon, its duplication as a result of the lack of fusion of the aponeurosis of the soleus and of the gastrocnemii, the presence of a supplementary medial gastrocnemius).
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Clinica Ortopedica, Università degli Studi, Ancona.
Raffaelli
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Serafini
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D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D014986:Xeroradiography