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Left musculus sternalis
Author(s) -
ArráezAybar L.A.,
SobradoPerez J.,
MeridaVelasco J.R.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.10120
Subject(s) - medicine , cadaver , anatomy , dissection (medical) , clinical significance , pathology
Abstract During routine dissection in the Morphological Sciences Department II of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, the presence of a sternalis muscle was observed in the left hemithorax of a 70‐year‐old male cadaver. We report on its position, relationships, and innervation, as well as its clinical relevance, indicating some guidelines for its physical examination. We also present a brief overview of the existing literature regarding the nomenclature, historical reports, and incidence of this muscle. Clin. Anat. 16:350–354, 2003. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.