title: Imaging the plantaris tendon with ultrasound.
abstract: A quick, non-invasive method of imaging plantaris using real-time ultrasound is described. Preoperative scanning of patients who may require the use of plantaris as a tendon graft will identify those with congenital absence of plantaris and so avoid an unnecessary surgical exploration.
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, Dundee Royal Infirmary.
authors: I R
authors: IR
authors: Mackay
authors: A S
authors: AS
authors: McCulloch
mesh_terms: D005528:Foot; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D013710:Tendons / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000637:transplantation; D014463:Ultrasonography