Prevalence and morphology of the gastrocnemius tertius: anatomical study and literature review.

Background: The gastrocnemius muscle (GM) third head or gastrocnemius tertius (GT) is a well-described GM variant. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the GT prevalence and morphology (including the proximal and distal attachments, and relationship with the neurovascular structures)...

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Published in:Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors: Triantafyllou, George, Zielinska, Nicol, Piagkou, Maria, Koptas, Krzysztof, Węgiel, Andrzej, Olewnik, Łukasz
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature 3/28/2025
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