ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS OF THE GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE- A DISSECTION-BASED STUDY
| العنوان: | ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS OF THE GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE- A DISSECTION-BASED STUDY |
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| المؤلفون: | Rubi Saikia, Debabani Bora, Rajat Dutta Roy |
| المصدر: | Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare, Vol 4, Iss 92, Pp 5577-5580 (2017) |
| بيانات النشر: | Level Up Business Center, 2017. |
| سنة النشر: | 2017 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | lcsh:R5-130.5, business.industry, Bipennate, Cadavers, Anatomy, Dissection (medical), musculoskeletal system, medicine.disease, Variations, Multi-headed, Gastrocnemius muscle, Gastrocnemius, Medicine, business, Two-headed, Embalmed, lcsh:General works |
| الوصف: | BACKGROUND In human, the bulk of the posterior compartment of the leg is formed by the gastrocnemius and the soleus muscle. The superficially-placed gastrocnemius is a bipennate muscle, but according to available literature, it exhibits numerous anatomical variations. The aim of the present study is to find out the anatomical variations of the gastrocnemius muscle in this part of Assam. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study undertaken in the Department of Anatomy, Jorhat Medical College, from August 2014 to August 2017 included 30 lower limbs from 15 embalmed cadavers of known sexes. These cadavers were provided to the first year MBBS students for routine dissection procedure. After carrying out the dissection as per Cunningham’s Manual of Practical Anatomy, the gastrocnemius muscle was examined for its two heads of origin. Any accessory heads found were noted and recorded. RESULTS Out of the 30 lower limb specimens, 28 (93.33%) limbs presented with the normal two-headed gastrocnemius muscle, while 2 (6.66%) limbs (1 right and 1 left), presented with four-headed gastrocnemius muscle. Both these limbs belonged to male cadavers. CONCLUSION The precise knowledge of occurrence of multi-headed gastrocnemius muscle should be kept in mind, while performing myocutaneous flaps around the knee joint and also during limb salvage procedures or limb sparing surgery. |
| تدمد: | 2349-2570 2349-2562 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::4e33a9a68b34a4b7b6e9ca6b9e0b668b https://doi.org/10.18410/jebmh/2017/1117 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....4e33a9a68b34a4b7b6e9ca6b9e0b668b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 23492570 23492562 |
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