II. Anatomy

  1. Plantaris tendon lies medial to heel cord in calf

III. Pathophysiology

  1. May involve partial rupture of gastrocnemius

IV. Symptoms

  1. Sudden onset of sharp calf pain
  2. No loss of calf strength

V. Differential Diagnosis

VI. Management

  1. Symptomatic

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Ontology: Rupture of plantaris tendon (C0434336)

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