A proposal for a new classification of soleus muscle morphology

The soleus muscle (SM) is located in the superficial posterior compartment of the leg, together with the gastrocnemius muscle (GM) and plantaris muscle. There is little information on the morphological variability (pennation) of the SM. The aim of the study is to characterize the variations in the morphology of the pennation of the SM and to create the first accurate classification. Eighty lower limbs (40 left, and 40 right) fixed in 10%...