Before the Bengals game, Polamalu already was bothered by an injury to the soleus muscle, or calf area, of the same leg.
From the post-gazette.com
The artificial muscle performs the same role as the soleus muscle that runs from just below the knee to the heel.
From the newscientist.com
The control group showed a decrease in soleus muscle mass and strength, the development of insulin resistance, and a loss of bone mineral density and resistance to breakage.
From the sciencedaily.com
Gosselin's study, which used rats as an animal model, concentrated on the soleus, a small muscle beneath the calf.
From the sciencedaily.com
During the drive, the foot may extend also, by a flexing of the soleus and gastrocnemius muscle in the calf.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Nerve signals sent to the soleus are picked up by electrodes attached to the user's skin and this activates the artificial muscle.
From the newscientist.com
Functional overload of the plantaris muscle was induced by bilateral surgical ablation of the tendons of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles.