The Dorsoepicondylar Medial Muscle a Clinically Relevant Anatomical Variation

dc.contributor.authorFarfan C, Emilio
dc.contributor.authorInzunza H, Oscar
dc.contributor.authorEcheverria M, Mark
dc.contributor.authorInostroza R, Veronica
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T21:15:17Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T21:15:17Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractAnatomical variations in the axillary region do not always appear in modern human anatomy texts, which leaves the risk of diagnostic and surgical errors by doctors unaware of these variations. This work presents an anatomical variation of muscular type in the axillary region that can potentially generate clinical manifestations or iatrogenic results during surgical procedures. Routine dissection of an upper limb in a male cadaver. An atypical muscle was found in the axillary region, located at the base of the right axilla, and conformed by three muscle fascicles that give rise to a common muscular belly. The three fascicles are joined at the base of the axilla, and form a thin flat muscle 120 mm long from this join to its tendon, with a cross-section diameter of 15 mm and a thickness of 2 mm. The common belly of the muscle establishes a posterior relationship with the neurovascular elements of the axillary fossa and partially covers them. The tendon 150 mm in length originates at the level of the union of the upper and middle thirds of the aim and ends inserted in the medial epicondyle of the humerus, relating in its path with muscular and neurovascular elements of the arm. Being familiar with this variation enriches diagnostic and surgical abilities and reduces the possibility of iatrogenia in surgery of the axillary and brachial regions.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn0717-9367
dc.identifier.issn0717-9502
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/101078
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000466984400031
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final605
dc.pagina.inicio600
dc.revistaInternational journal of morphology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectDorsoepicondylar medial muscle
dc.subjectAnatomical variation
dc.subjectClinical anatomy
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleThe Dorsoepicondylar Medial Muscle a Clinically Relevant Anatomical Variation
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen37
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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