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Bilateral aplasia of the tibialis anterior and unilateral aplasia of the extensor hallucis longus muscles

Skeletal Radiology volume 36, pages 83–86 (2007)Cite this article

Abstract

A 35-year-old woman presented with bilateral leg pain on walking that had been present since childhood. Clinical examination showed bilateral absence of the tibialis anterior tendons and the left extensor hallucis longus tendon. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed that signal intensities in the location of the tibialis anterior muscles bilaterally and the left extensor hallucis longus muscle were uniformly high on T1-weighted images, consistent with fat tissue and aplastic muscles: findings not previously reported.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Faculty of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Yorukselim mh. Hastane cd. No:32, 46050, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

    Murat Uzel & Ercan Cetinus

  2. Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

    Yakup Gumusalan

  3. Department of Radiology, State Hospital of Kahramanmaras, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

    Akif Yurtgezen

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Uzel, M., Gumusalan, Y., Cetinus, E. et al. Bilateral aplasia of the tibialis anterior and unilateral aplasia of the extensor hallucis longus muscles. Skeletal Radiol 36, 83–86 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-005-0067-z

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Keywords

  • Extremities
  • Muscles
  • Aplasia
  • Tibialis anterior
  • Extensor hallucis longus
  • MR