II. Anatomy
- Plantaris tendon lies medial to heel cord in calf
III. Pathophysiology
- May involve partial rupture of gastrocnemius
IV. Symptoms
- Sudden onset of sharp calf pain
- No loss of calf strength
V. Differential Diagnosis
VI. Management
- Symptomatic
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Concepts | Injury or Poisoning (T037) |
SnomedCT | 209783002 |
English | Rupture plantaris tendon, rupture of plantaris tendon, rupture of plantaris tendon (diagnosis), Rupture of plantaris tendon, Rupture plantaris tendon (disorder), Rupture of plantaris tendon (disorder) |
Spanish | ruptura de tendón plantar (trastorno), ruptura de tendón plantar |