soleal line
{{Short description|Prominent ridge on the posterior surface of the tibia}}
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| Name = Soleal line
| Latin = linea musculi solei
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| Caption = Bones of the right leg. Posterior surface. (Popliteal line visible at top center.)
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The soleal line, also known as the popliteal line (in older texts), is a prominent ridge on the posterior surface of the tibia. It is the site of many muscle origins and insertions, such as those of popliteus muscle, soleus muscle, flexor digitorum longus muscle, and tibialis posterior muscle.
Structure
The soleal line is a prominent ridge on the posterior surface of the tibia. It extends obliquely downward from the back part of the articular facet for the fibula to the medial border, at the junction of its upper and middle thirds.
= Development =
The soleal line becomes more prominent between childhood and adulthood.{{Cite book|last1=Cunningham|first1=Craig|chapter-url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123821065000128|title=The Lower Limb|last2=Scheuer|first2=Louise|last3=Black|first3=Sue|date=2016-01-01|publisher=Academic Press|isbn=978-0-12-382106-5|pages=385–472|language=en|chapter=Chapter 12 - The Lower Limb|doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-382106-5.00012-8}} It is rarely seen in children between the ages of 6 and 8.
Function
The soleal line marks the lower limit of the insertion of the popliteus muscle.{{Cite book|last1=Chaitow|first1=Leon|chapter-url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443068157000139|title=Clinical Application of Neuromuscular Techniques|last2=DeLany|first2=Judith|date=2011-01-01|publisher=Churchill Livingstone|isbn=978-0-443-06815-7|edition=2nd|volume=2|pages=447–501|language=en|chapter=Chapter 13 - The knee|doi=10.1016/b978-0-443-06815-7.00013-9}} It is the attachment of the fascia covering this muscle. It is the origin of part of soleus muscle (along with a triangular area above it),{{Cite journal|last1=Woo|first1=Eun Jin|last2=Pak|first2=Sunyoung|date=2013-04-01|title=Degenerative joint diseases and enthesopathies in a Joseon Dynasty population from Korea|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018442X13000164|journal=HOMO|language=en|publisher=Elsevier|volume=64|issue=2|pages=104–119|doi=10.1016/j.jchb.2013.02.001|pmid=23477801|issn=0018-442X|via=ScienceDirect|url-access=subscription}} flexor digitorum longus muscle, and tibialis posterior muscle.
References
{{Gray's}}
External links
- [https://medicine.uams.edu/neurobiology/education/medical-school-courses/human-structure-module/anatomy-tables/bone-tables/bones-of-the-lower-limb/ Description at uams.edu]
- {{cite journal |vauthors=Mysorekar V, Nandedkar A |title=The soleal line |journal=Anat Rec |volume=206 |issue=4 |pages=447–51 |year=1983 |pmid=6625203 |doi=10.1002/ar.1092060410|s2cid=43473407 }}
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Category:Bones of the lower limb
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