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1 gru 2022 · Bilateral Musculus Sternalis is very rare, present in under 1.7% of the population. • The muscle is well known to anatomists but unfamiliar to surgeons. • The muscle can cause “sternalis syndrome” and chest wall asymmetry. • Sternalis may affect the interpretation of mammograms and electrocardiograms. •
When present and detected preoperatively it can be used as a muscular flap in reconstructive surgeries of the breast and neck. This article will present the sternalis muscle with special emphasis on its morphology, homology, and clinical significance.
1 wrz 2014 · The sternalis muscle is an anatomical variant in the anterior chest wall that is superficial to the pectoralis major muscle (Snosek et al., 2014). Variations are classified either as...
16 sty 2014 · The sternalis muscle is a well documented but rare muscular variation of the anterior thoracic wall. It lies between the superficial fascia and the pectoral fascia and is found in about 8% of the population.
7 wrz 2024 · A detailed review of the anatomy, historical background and prevalence of the sternalis muscle is presented, with both the significant radiological and surgical implications of this variant...
Sternalis syndrome is a rare and often misdiagnosed condition characterized by severe chest pain localized to the sternum, with the prevalence of the sternalis muscle being detected in 7.8% of the general population .
Sternalis syndrome presents with anterior chest pain associated with localised tenderness over the body of the sternum or overlying sternalis muscle; palpation often causes radiation of pain bilaterally.
