Article
Levator claviculae: a case report and review of the literature.
Folia morphologica - 1 Nov 2008
Loukas M, Sullivan A, Tubbs R S, Shoja M M
Abstract excerpt
The levator claviculae is an uncommon anatomical variant found in the posterior cervical triangle. In this report we present a 78-year-old man with this muscular variation, which was found during gross anatomical dissection. While sites of insertion and origin have been variable, in the present case the muscle originated from the left transverse processes of C3 and C4, and inserted onto the lateral third of the...
Topics
- Acromion
- Aged
- Cadaver
- Clavicle
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Muscle, Skeletal