Variant Plantaris Anatomy During Tendon Harvest

Variant Plantaris Anatomy During Tendon Harvest

The plantaris tendon is commonly used in upper extremity reconstruction as a tendon graft. Variations in plantaris anatomy are described as terminating proximally into the calcaneal tendon or gastrocnemius in certain cases, making the tendon an unusable length as a graft. A case of anomalous attachm...

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Published in:The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) Vol. 46; no. 5; pp. 431.e1 - 431.e4
Main Authors: Egan, Katie G., Emanuelli, Elisa, Przylecki, Wojciech, Endress, Ryan D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-05-2021
Subjects:
Plantaris
plantaris harvest
plantaris tendon
tendon graft
tendon reconstruction
plantaris harvest
plantaris tendon
tendon reconstruction
Plantaris
tendon graft
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Summary:The plantaris tendon is commonly used in upper extremity reconstruction as a tendon graft. Variations in plantaris anatomy are described as terminating proximally into the calcaneal tendon or gastrocnemius in certain cases, making the tendon an unusable length as a graft. A case of anomalous attachment of the gastrocnemius muscle to the plantaris tendon is described. After division of this attachment through a counterincision, complete harvest of the plantaris tendon was possible. Further exploration when resistance is encountered in standard plantaris tendon harvest is recommended to avoid unnecessary abandonment of a plantaris harvest.
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ISSN:0363-5023
1531-6564
DOI:10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.01.004