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The sternalis muscle in cadavers: anatomical facts and clinical significance.
La Clinica terapeutica - 1 Jan 2009
Rahman N A, Das S, Maatoq Sulaiman I, Hlaing K P P, Haji Suhaimi F, Latiff A A, Othman F
Abstract excerpt
The sternalis is an anomalous muscle located in the anterior wall of thorax and several past reports have described its presence with clinical implications. The sternalis muscle may be incidentally detected during routine cadaveric dissections and autopsies. We observed the presence of anomalous sternalis muscle on both sides of the anterior chest wall in 25 cadavers (n = 50), over a span of three years. Out of a...
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