The fabella is a sesamoid bone located inside the gastrocnemius lateral head tendon on the posterior side of the knee, in about 25 % of people.
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The purpose of the exercise is to increase the range of motion in the ankle joint and strengthen the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles and the Achilles tendons.
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Testing involved obtaining an MRI scan of the leg ( soleus and gastrocnemius ) at The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, Hermann Hospital.
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The increased duration of dorsiflexion leads to lengthening of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscle-tendon units and the length of the moment arm of the Achilles tendon.
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Volume decreased by 5.8 % in the soleus, 4.0 % in the gastrocnemius, and 4.3 % in the total compartment.
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If the posteromedial capsule is not intact, the POL attachment site is located 7.7 mm distal and 2.9 mm anterior to the gastrocnemius tubercle.
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The presence of a noncaseating epithelioid granuloma in a gastrocnemius specimen is definitive evidence of sarcoidosis, as other tuberculoid and fungal diseases extremely rarely present histologically in this muscle.
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As the tibial nerve travels down the popliteal fossa, and before it goes beneath the gastrocnemius, it gives off a cutaneous branch which is the medial sural cutaneous nerve.
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Muscle biopsies were obtained before and within 3 hours after spaceflight ( m . gastrocnemius and m . soleus ) and bed rest ( m . soleus ) just before reloading.
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Results showed significant increases in activation of tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, soleus, rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, medial hamstring, biceps femoris, and gluteus maximus before foot strike.
