Abstract
The plantaris muscle (PM) typically begins with a short, fusiform muscle belly and continues as a slim tendon traversing distally between the gastrocnemius and soleus to attach into the calcaneus directly or Achilles tendon. Conventionally, it has been of most interest as a donor for surgeons plantaris tendon (PT) grafting and recent studies have implicated the PT in the development of Achilles tendinopathy. During routine cadaveric dissection, one such anatomical variation was identified in a cadaver with two distal tendons of the PM and also multiple tendon connections into the crural fascia. While similar variants have been reported before in isolation, to our knowledge, this has been rarely reported illustrating the coexistence of a duplicated PT with simultaneous fascial connections into the crural fascia. The clinical implications of such a finding are discussed.
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