Anatomical Classification of Plantaris Tendon according to Shape and Location of Insertion in Korean (한국인을 대상으로 장딴지빗근힘줄의 닿는곳 형태와 위치에 따른 해부학적 분류)

Park Kwang Rak (박광락); Cho Jae Ho (조재호); Yu Jin Choi (최유진); Digud Kim (김디귿); Hyung Wook Kwon (권형욱); Hye Jin Jang (장혜진); Hansol Kang (강한솔); Park Jeong Hyun (박정현)

doi:10.11637/aba.2019.32.4.151

Anatomical Classification of Plantaris Tendon according to Shape and Location of Insertion in Korean

Anatomy & Biological Anthropology
Abbr : Anat Biol Anthropol
2019, 32(4), pp.151~157
DOI : 10.11637/aba.2019.32.4.151
Publisher : 대한체질인류학회
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Anatomy
Received : November 11, 2019
Accepted : December 10, 2019
Published : December 31, 2019

Park Kwang Rak ¹, Cho Jae Ho ², Yu Jin Choi ³, Digud Kim ¹, Hyung Wook Kwon ¹, Hye Jin Jang ⁴, Hansol Kang ¹, Park Jeong Hyun ⁵

¹강원대학교 의학전문대학원 해부학교실
²한림대학교 의과대학 춘천성심병원 정형외과학교실
³강원대학교 의학전문대학원 해부학 교실
⁴가톨릭대학교 대학원 간호학과
⁵강원대학교

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ABSTRACT

The plantaris muscle is a small muscle with a short belly and long thin tendon that forms part of the posterior superficial compartment of the calf. The purpose of this study was to classify the insertion type of plantaris tendon of Korean population, to measure anthropological characteristics by measuring the width and thickness, and to obtain clinically applicable anatomical basis data. The dissection was performed on 68 lower limbs (34 right, 34 left) fixed in formalin mixture. The types of insertion of plantaris tendon was classified according to the area and location of insertion into calcaneal tuberosity and calcaneal bone. In this study, all five types were identified. 25 limbs (36.8%) were classified into type 1, 8 limbs (11.8%) into types 2 and 3 respectively, 5 limbs (7.4%) into type 4, 18 lower extremities (26.5%) into type 5. The plantaris tendon was found to be absent in 4 lower limbs (5.9%). No differences in body side or gender were found in the insertion type of plantaris tendon. The thickness of the plantaris tendon was 0.72±0.27 mm for males and 0.59±0.18 mm for females, and males were thicker than females (p=0.029). However, there was no difference between the two genders in the width of the plantaris tendon. In conclusion, this study not only examined the morphological characteristics of plantaris tendon in Korean population, but also presented basic anatomical data that doctors can apply to clinical practice.

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Plantaris muscle, Plantaris tendon, Insertion type, Tendon thickness, Tendon width

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