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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
ISSN: 0970-0358
EISSN: 0970-0358
Vol. 38, No. 2, 2005, pp. 164-166
Bioline Code: pl05036
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2005, pp. 164-166

 en Brief Report- Unilateral appearance of a chondro-epitrochlearis muscle-a case report
Jaijesh P

Abstract

Variant muscle slips from pectoralis major muscle are rare. Among these, the muscle chondro-epitrochlearis is a very rare muscular anomaly. Here, in this report, we describe a similar muscle which had an origin from the lower ribs along with the lower fibres of the pectoralis major muscle, arched across the axilla, and then inserted to the medial epicondyle of humerus. In this report we present a review of literature on this muscle. We also discuss the clinical significance of this muscle since the knowledge of this muscle is important in the differential diagnosis of ulnar nerve entrapment.

Keywords
Chondro-epitrochlearis, Pectoralis major muscle, Ulnar artery

 
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