title: MRI diagnosis of accessory soleus muscle strain.
abstract: An accessory soleus muscle is a rare anatomical variant. Clinical awareness of this entity and the appropriate use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can yield a definitive diagnosis in those patients with symptomatic accessory muscles. A case is presented in which the unique sensitivity of MRI in the evaluation of exertional muscle injuries proved useful in the detection of an accessory soleus muscle strain.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Hospital, Darlington, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Featherstone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology