Interclavicularis anticus digastricus muscle in a female body donor: a case report

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Interclavicularis anticus digastricus muscle in a female body donor: a case report Via radiol anat Surg Radiol Anat. 2021 Oct 9. doi: 10.1007/s00276-021-02848-w. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Muscular variations of the ventral thoracic wall are generally common and of great clinical interest. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An unusual muscular variation of the ventral thoracic wall was observed and dissected in a West-European female body donor. RESULTS: An interclavicularis anticus digastricus muscle was observed and studied. It originated from the manubrium sterni and inserted bilaterally to the clavicles. Both muscle bellies were interconnected by a tendon on the ventral surface of the manubrium sterni. The muscle was innervated by branches of the lateral pectoral nerve. CONCLUSIONS: The interclavicularis anticus digastricus muscle is a muscular variation of the ventral thoracic wall of unknown prevalence. This variation might be of clinical interest in orthopaedics and thoracic surgery. It is also a vulnerable structure during infraclavicular insertion of a subclavian vein catheter or fractures of the clavicle. PMID:34626203 | DOI:10.1007/s002 76-021-02848-w View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.