First report of an accessory popliteal muscle: detection with MRI

Authors: Duc, Sylvain¹; Wentz, Klaus²; Käch, Kurt³; Zollikofer, Christoph¹

Source: Skeletal Radiology, Volume 33, Number 7, July 2004 , pp. 429-431(3)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

During an MRI examination of the knee in a 48-year-old patient suffering from degenerative changes of a partly resected medial meniscus and concomitant osteoarthritis of the knee joint, an unusual variant of an accessory muscle in the popliteal fossa was found. To our best knowledge this muscle has never been described before. Because of the close relationship to the popliteal muscle with regard to course and localisation in the deep popliteal fossa ventral to the popliteal artery, the term “accessory popliteal muscle” is proposed.

Keywords: Popliteal fossa; Accessory muscle; Popliteus accessorius; MRI

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00256-004-0775-9

Affiliations: 1: MR Research Group of the Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Brauerstrasse 15, 8401, Winterthur, Switzerland, 2: MR Research Group of the Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Brauerstrasse 15, 8401, Winterthur, Switzerland, Email: Ku.wentz@ksw.ch 3: Department of Trauma Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland,

Publication date: 2004-07-01