TY  - JOUR
A1  - ,  
T1  - An anomalous insertion fascicle of the caput laterale of the triceps brachii. Case report
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 2002
VL  - 6
SP  - 167
EP  - 170
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=02030167
KW  - adult
KW  - anatomical variation
KW  - article
KW  - cadaver
KW  - case report
KW  - dissection
KW  - human
KW  - male
KW  - muscle malformation
KW  - prevalence
KW  - tendon
KW  - triceps brachii muscle
N2  - We report a case of an undescribed anomaly of the triceps brachii muscle during routine cadaver dissections of the upper limb, at the "Nueva Granada" Military University (UMNG) and School of Medicine in Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia. This finding prompted us to review the literature in order to ascertain the prevalence and probable clinical significance of this tendinous structure, which originated distally from the caput laterale of the tricpes brachii and inserted proximally into the scapula, passing directly posterior to the neurovascular bundle containing the axillary nerve and posterior circumflex humeral artery and dividing the spatium axillare laterale (quadrilateral space) in two. A thorough review of the literature failed to disclose any previous reports of this variant and therefore, this report constitutes the first description of this anomaly.
ER  -