1. This nerve courses laterally over the lateral head of the gastrocnemius . 2. The plantaris is considered an unimportant muscle and mainly acts with the gastrocnemius . 3. Chan contracted a suspected case of gastrocnemius tear in his left calf muscle. 4. Deep to the gastrocnemius ( farther from the skin ) is the soleus muscle. 5. From the looks of it, he was not alone, nor was his gastrocnemius . 6. The study injected a sample of EPC rich blood into the gastrocnemius muscles of 25 patients. 7. During incline running increases in activation of the rectus femoris and gastrocnemius were noted by Cai. 8. It is fully activated only with the knee extended because the gastrocnemius is shortened during knee flexion. 9. Very rare cases of intramuscular ganglion cysts in the gastrocnemius muscle of the calf have been reported. 10. Nevertheless, there is an indirect relationship whereby if the toes are gastrocnemius / soleus muscle unit.
