title: The presence of accessory soleus muscle in humans.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To verify the prevalence of the accessory soleus muscle in humans and according to gender.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 154 magnetic resonance images of the ankle were assessed in T1 weighted sagittal, coronal and axial planes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An incidence of 11.6% of accessory soleus muscle in humans was observed; in that, 7.8% in males and 15.6% in females.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The accessory soleus muscle incidence was 11.6% in the samples studied and it was more often present in females.
authors.affiliation: Centro Universitário São Camilo - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Flavio Belmont
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Del Nero
authors.forename: Cristiane Regina
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aliaga Júnior
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000196:embryology / Q000294:innervation; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution