A rare variation of the biceps brachi muscle

Biceps brachii muscle is very variable. Biceps may be composed of one to five heads. Although the variations in the origin are plenty, there are a very few cases reported on the variations in the insertion of the biceps brachii muscle. In this report we present a variant biceps brachii muscle which...

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Main Authors: J Paval, J G Mathew
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2006-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1700464
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description Biceps brachii muscle is very variable. Biceps may be composed of one to five heads. Although the variations in the origin are plenty, there are a very few cases reported on the variations in the insertion of the biceps brachii muscle. In this report we present a variant biceps brachii muscle which gives an abnormal muscle fasciculus from its medial side which continues as a narrow tendinous slip and is inserted in to the medial supracondylar ridge of humerus. We discuss in this report, the possible median nerve entrapment due to the presence of such a variation.
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spelling doaj-art-6d1f80d303d940d6a0bffe99d74635282025-08-20T01:57:08ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2006-01-013901656710.1055/s-0039-1700464A rare variation of the biceps brachi muscleJ Paval0J G Mathew1Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal - 576 104, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal - 576 104, Karnataka, IndiaBiceps brachii muscle is very variable. Biceps may be composed of one to five heads. Although the variations in the origin are plenty, there are a very few cases reported on the variations in the insertion of the biceps brachii muscle. In this report we present a variant biceps brachii muscle which gives an abnormal muscle fasciculus from its medial side which continues as a narrow tendinous slip and is inserted in to the medial supracondylar ridge of humerus. We discuss in this report, the possible median nerve entrapment due to the presence of such a variation.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1700464biceps brachiibrachial arterymedian nerve
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A rare variation of the biceps brachi muscle
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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brachial artery
median nerve
title A rare variation of the biceps brachi muscle
title_full A rare variation of the biceps brachi muscle
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title_short A rare variation of the biceps brachi muscle
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topic biceps brachii
brachial artery
median nerve
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