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As i take my finger from back of heel and up the middle of achilles tendon i feel a vertical split. is this split the soleus?
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No : Both the gastrocnemius and the soleus form the Achilles' tendon. It would not be palpable as a " vertical split" on your Achilles. The gastrocs is superficial to the soleus.
Answered 2/28/2015
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