Morphological variability of the plantaris tendon in the human fetus

Abstract Muscular anatomy often differs between species and individuals. In particular, the plantaris muscle (PM) demonstrates great morphological variability in its course and its proximal and distal attachments. The aim of this study was to investigate the morphological variation of the PM tendon...

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Autores principales:	Anna Waśniewska-Włodarczyk, Friedrich Paulsen, Łukasz Olewnik, Michał Polguj
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a32b01c35c95431e9ba0a11c8cc0fbcc2021-12-02T17:08:43ZMorphological variability of the plantaris tendon in the human fetus10.1038/s41598-021-96391-82045-2322https://doaj.org/article/a32b01c35c95431e9ba0a11c8cc0fbcc2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96391-8https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Muscular anatomy often differs between species and individuals. In particular, the plantaris muscle (PM) demonstrates great morphological variability in its course and its proximal and distal attachments. The aim of this study was to investigate the morphological variation of the PM tendon in human fetuses. Forty-six spontaneously aborted human fetuses (23 male, 23 female) aged 18–38 weeks of gestation were studied. Morphology of the attachment of the PM was assessed in both lower extremities (n = 92). The PM was present in 72 lower limbs (78.26%) and absent in 20 (21.74%). Eight types of PM distal attachment were identified. We propose an eight-fold classification of PM insertion in fetuses. Leg length, length of tendon, extension point (ExP) from the calcaneus, and ExP thickness differed significantly among types of PM insertion.Anna Waśniewska-WłodarczykFriedrich PaulsenŁukasz OlewnikMichał PolgujNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Anna Waśniewska-Włodarczyk Friedrich Paulsen Łukasz Olewnik Michał Polguj Morphological variability of the plantaris tendon in the human fetus
description	Abstract Muscular anatomy often differs between species and individuals. In particular, the plantaris muscle (PM) demonstrates great morphological variability in its course and its proximal and distal attachments. The aim of this study was to investigate the morphological variation of the PM tendon in human fetuses. Forty-six spontaneously aborted human fetuses (23 male, 23 female) aged 18–38 weeks of gestation were studied. Morphology of the attachment of the PM was assessed in both lower extremities (n = 92). The PM was present in 72 lower limbs (78.26%) and absent in 20 (21.74%). Eight types of PM distal attachment were identified. We propose an eight-fold classification of PM insertion in fetuses. Leg length, length of tendon, extension point (ExP) from the calcaneus, and ExP thickness differed significantly among types of PM insertion.
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author	Anna Waśniewska-Włodarczyk Friedrich Paulsen Łukasz Olewnik Michał Polguj
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title	Morphological variability of the plantaris tendon in the human fetus
title_short	Morphological variability of the plantaris tendon in the human fetus
title_full	Morphological variability of the plantaris tendon in the human fetus
title_fullStr	Morphological variability of the plantaris tendon in the human fetus
title_full_unstemmed	Morphological variability of the plantaris tendon in the human fetus
title_sort	morphological variability of the plantaris tendon in the human fetus
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a32b01c35c95431e9ba0a11c8cc0fbcc
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Morphological variability of the plantaris tendon in the human fetus

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