A Rare Case of Unilateral Third Head of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle

A rare case of unilateral third head of sternocleidomastoid muscle was noted during routine dissections for undergraduate medical students. The additional third head originated from the middle third of the clavicle and joined the normal two heads (sternal and clavicular) of the muscle in the middle...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cherian,Saju Binu, Nayak,Satheesha
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2008
Materias:
Acceso en línea:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022008000100017
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:scielo:S0717-95022008000100017
record_format dspace
spelling oai:scielo:S0717-950220080001000172009-02-02A Rare Case of Unilateral Third Head of Sternocleidomastoid MuscleCherian,Saju BinuNayak,Satheesha Sternocleidomastoid muscle Anatomical variation Neck muscle A rare case of unilateral third head of sternocleidomastoid muscle was noted during routine dissections for undergraduate medical students. The additional third head originated from the middle third of the clavicle and joined the normal two heads (sternal and clavicular) of the muscle in the middle of the neck. The insertion and nerve supply of the muscle was normal. This case may be important for head and neck surgeons and for plastic surgeons doing muscle graft surgeries.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.26 n.1 20082008-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022008000100017en10.4067/S0717-95022008000100017
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Anatomical variation
Neck muscle
spellingShingle Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Anatomical variation
Neck muscle
Cherian,Saju Binu
Nayak,Satheesha
A Rare Case of Unilateral Third Head of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
description A rare case of unilateral third head of sternocleidomastoid muscle was noted during routine dissections for undergraduate medical students. The additional third head originated from the middle third of the clavicle and joined the normal two heads (sternal and clavicular) of the muscle in the middle of the neck. The insertion and nerve supply of the muscle was normal. This case may be important for head and neck surgeons and for plastic surgeons doing muscle graft surgeries.
author Cherian,Saju Binu
Nayak,Satheesha
author_facet Cherian,Saju Binu
Nayak,Satheesha
author_sort Cherian,Saju Binu
title A Rare Case of Unilateral Third Head of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
title_short A Rare Case of Unilateral Third Head of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
title_full A Rare Case of Unilateral Third Head of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
title_fullStr A Rare Case of Unilateral Third Head of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Case of Unilateral Third Head of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
title_sort rare case of unilateral third head of sternocleidomastoid muscle
publisher Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate 2008
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022008000100017
work_keys_str_mv AT cheriansajubinu ararecaseofunilateralthirdheadofsternocleidomastoidmuscle
AT nayaksatheesha ararecaseofunilateralthirdheadofsternocleidomastoidmuscle
AT cheriansajubinu rarecaseofunilateralthirdheadofsternocleidomastoidmuscle
AT nayaksatheesha rarecaseofunilateralthirdheadofsternocleidomastoidmuscle
_version_ 1718444620502794240