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An anomalous muscle in the region of the popliteal fossa: case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1998

S. N. SOMAYAJI
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, International Centre for Health Sciences and Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576119, Udupi Taluk, Karnataka, India
R. VINCENT
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, International Centre for Health Sciences and Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576119, Udupi Taluk, Karnataka, India
K. L. BAIRY
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, International Centre for Health Sciences and Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576119, Udupi Taluk, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Variations in the hamstring muscles are not common. We describe here a rare anomalous muscle in the popliteal fossa and speculate on its functional significance.

Type
Correspondence
Copyright
© Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1998

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