MRI Findings of Accessory Popliteus Muscle: A Case Report
10.3348/jksr.2019.80.3.574
- Author:
Hyoung Jin HAHN
1
;
Jae Chan SHIM
;
Ki Hwan KIM
;
Kyoung Eun LEE
;
Dae Hyun HWANG
;
Ghi Jai LEE
;
Ho Kyun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Korea. shimage@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2019;80(3):574-578
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Accessory muscles located in the region of the popliteal fossa are very rare. MRI scan performed in a 52-year-old man with right knee pain revealed an anomalous muscle in the region of the popliteal fossa. Considering the muscle originated from the medial side of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle and attached to the posteromedial articular capsule of the knee joint, it is consistent with the accessory popliteus muscle, previously reported. To our best knowledge, MRI finding about the accessory popliteus muscle has been reported in only one case. We present a case of the accessory popliteus muscle incidentally identified on MRI.
