Muscles of superficial posterior
compartment of lower leg
|
Muscle
|
Origin
|
insertion
|
nerve
|
action
|
comment
|
|
Gastrocnemius
|
Lateral and medial femoral condyles
|
Calcaneus(Via Achilles tendon)
|
Tibial
|
Plantar flex foot
|
Test S1 motor function; two heads, fabella is in
tendon of lateral head
|
|
Soleus
|
Posterior fibulr head/soleal line of tibia
|
Calcaneus(Via Achilles tendon)
|
Tibial
|
Plantar flex foot
|
Fuses to gastrocnemius at Achilles tendon
|
|
Plantaris
|
Lateral femoral supracondylar line
|
Calcaneus
|
Tibial
|
Plantar flex foot
|
Long tendon can boe harvested for tendon
reconstruction
|
Ref) Netter’s concise orthopaedic anatomy
P318
