Presentation
Left leg pain and the inability of flexion after a direct trauma 5 days ago.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Soleus muscle tear
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Fibular head fracture lines are seen associated with adjacent bone marrow edema/bruise.
Edema at the soleus muscle and partial tear with hematoma formation are seen at the lateral side of muscle also are seen.
Case Discussion
The soleus muscle is one of the calf muscles in the posterosuperior superficial compartment of the leg which sits deep to the gastrocnemius muscle. It is much bigger than gastrocnemius and is the primary plantar flexor.
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