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Pseudohypertrophy Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle due to Chronic Radiculopathy Cover

Pseudohypertrophy Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle due to Chronic Radiculopathy

Open Access
|Mar 2025

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Figure 1

(A) Clinical image: Swollen right calf. (B) US: Enlargement and heterogeneous hyperechogenicity of the medial gastrocnemius muscle (MG) compared with normal soleus muscle (S).

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Figure 2

(A) Axial and (B) sagittal T1‑WI show enlargement of the medial gastrocnemius and intramuscular streaks of hyperintense signal (arrowheads). (C) Fat‑saturated T2‑WI show marbled appearance (arrowheads) consistent with partial fatty degeneration.

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Figure 3

(A) Sagittal and (B) axial T2‑WI showing severe aquired spinal stenosis at L4‑L5 (arrows). (C) Axial T2‑WI showing a right sided disc protrusion at L5‑S1 (arrow).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.3902 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8281
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 16, 2025
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Accepted on: Mar 7, 2025
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Published on: Mar 20, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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