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Ünsal G, Göksel S, Çakır Karabaş H, Ertürk AF, Özcan İ, Evli C, Önder M, Orhan K. Variations and thicknesses of anterior belly of the digastric muscle: an ultrasonographic study. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2024; 281:411-418. [PMID: 37642713 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-023-08207-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aims to evaluate the anatomy and anatomical variations of the anterior belly of the digastric muscle. METHODS Hundred and fifty one ultrasonographic images of the digastric muscle pairs were evaluated in Near East University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. Morphological variations were recorded using the classification of the digastric muscle into 12 types by Kim et al. For the analysis, the Mann-Whitney U test and Chi-square test were used, and for the correlational analysis, Spearman's rho test was applied. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant in all tests. RESULTS Seventy female and 81 male patients aged 19-60 years were evaluated. Type 1 digastric muscle was observed in 145 of 151 patients, Type 2 in 3 patients, and Type 7 in 3 patients. The thicknesses of the right and left digastric muscles were measured, and a statistically significant difference was observed between the groups when the genders were compared. It was observed that both right and left digastric muscle thicknesses were higher in males than females. There was a statistically significant positive high correlation between right and left digastric muscle thicknesses (p = 0.000; r = 0.736). No statistically significant difference was found between genders (p = 0.596) in terms of anatomical variations. CONCLUSION Considering that the variations of the digastric muscle may have a clinical significance role, the normal anatomy and variations of this muscle should be well known by maxillofacial surgeons and radiologists.
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- Gürkan Ünsal
- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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- Tepebaşı Oral and Dental Health Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Biruni University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Biruni University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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Magalhães HIR, Barcelos JB, Romão FB, Borges TRJ, Carvalho-Barros RAD, Miglino MA, Silva FOCE, Ribeiro LDA. Comparative study of the digastric and the stylohyoid muscles between wild boars ( Sus scrofa scrofa) and domestic swine ( Sus scrofa domesticus): revisiting the gross anatomy. Anat Cell Biol 2021; 54:202-211. [PMID: 33850060 PMCID: PMC8225471 DOI: 10.5115/acb.20.301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Considering Suidae Familie as a perfect and viable experimental biomedical model for research applied to human medicine, it has been sought to describe the comparative anatomy of the digastric and the stylohyoid muscles between boars and domestic swine. Heads of Sus scrofa scrofa and Sus scrofa domesticus were dissected. The digastric muscle presented only one muscle belly as anatomical component of a tendinous origin in the jugular process of the occipital bone, and muscle insertion in the midventral edge of the caudal two thirds of the body of the mandible. Thus, its function is fundamentally associated with the lowering and the retracting of the mandible which, by the way, can deliver greater muscle power at lesser energy expense. For the stylohyoid muscle, the tendinous origin was in the laterocaudal edge of the dorsal third of the stylohyoid bone. The muscle insertion - primarily, was in the lateral and caudal edges from the mid third portion up to the ventral extremity of the thyrohyoid bone, and secondarily as a laterolateral aponeurotic blade which would unite, in a bilateral manner, an insertion that was common to the sternohyoid, the geniohyoid, and the mylohyoid muscles in a median ventral region. This morphology were similar to the two specimens studied expanding the information available, which were completely unknown for the suidae until the moment.
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- Animal Anatomy Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Federal University of Uberl?ndia, Uberl?ndia, Brazil
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- Animal Anatomy Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University Center of Patos de Minas, Patos de Minas, Brazil
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- Animal Anatomy Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Federal University of Uberl?ndia, Uberl?ndia, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of S?o Paulo, S?o Paulo, Brazil
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- Animal Anatomy Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Federal University of Uberl?ndia, Uberl?ndia, Brazil
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Zdilla MJ, Mangus KR, Swearingen JV, Miller KD, Lambert HW. The submental arrowhead variation of the mylohyoid and anterior belly of the digastric muscles. Surg Radiol Anat 2018; 40:1429-1436. [PMID: 30306209 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-018-2110-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Submental anatomical variation is of clinical importance with regard to head and neck surgeries. One such anatomical variation is that of additional musculature joining the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle to the midline of the mylohyoid musculature-a variation which this report refers to, accordingly, as an arrowhead variation. Though the arrowhead variation has been described in several case reports, it has not been subject to cross-sectional study. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of the arrowhead variation. METHODS Prevalence of the arrowhead variation was assessed in 19 cadavers via gross dissection. RESULTS Two of the 19 cadavers (10.5%) were found to have arrowhead variations. The arrowhead variation was found in one male (1:11; 9.1%) and one female (1:8; 12.5%), respectively. CONCLUSIONS This report demonstrates that the submental arrowhead variation of the anterior digastric and mylohyoid musculature has been reported in isolated case reports since the nineteenth century. This report is the first cross-sectional study of the arrowhead variant, identifying it in approximately one in ten individuals and in both sexes. Therefore, the presence of an arrowhead variation should be regularly considered with regard to diagnosis of submental masses. Likewise, the arrowhead variation should be considered in the preoperative planning of the myriad operations performed in the submental region.
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- Matthew J Zdilla
- Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, CSC 139, P.O. Box 295, West Liberty, WV, 26074, USA.
- Department of Graduate Health Sciences, West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV, USA.
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Laboratory Medicine (PALM), Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, CSC 139, P.O. Box 295, West Liberty, WV, 26074, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Laboratory Medicine (PALM), Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Laboratory Medicine (PALM), Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Laboratory Medicine (PALM), Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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The anterior belly of the digastric muscle (ABDM) is important in numerous esthetic surgeries including rhytidectomy, alteration of the cervicomental angle via partial resection of the ABDM muscle belly, and suprahyoid muscular medialization and suspension. Recently, the connection between the ABDM and the mylohyoid muscle (MH) has been proposed as important for the mechanism of the digastric corset procedure. This report refers to the connection between the ABDM and the MH as a type of retaining ligament of the anterior digastric muscle (RLAD). This report is the first to directly demonstrate the existence of the RLAD, via photograph and video, and document variation in its attachment sites, its composition, and its behavior when traction forces are applied. In addition to the importance of the RLAD in plastic surgery, the RLAD may affect neurovascular structures between the ABDM and MH and serve as a physical barrier separating the submental fascial space from the submandibular fascial space and, therefore, influence the spread of infection.
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Morphometrics of the Anterior Belly and Intermediate Tendon of the Digastric Muscle: Sexual Dimorphism and Implications for Surgery. J Craniofac Surg 2016; 27:1321-6. [PMID: 27258716 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The anterior belly of the digastric muscle (ABDM) is important in a variety of surgeries including submental lipectomy, rhytidectomy, alteration of the cervicomental angle via muscle resection, the "digastric corset" procedure for submental rejuvenation, the submental artery flap, and reanimation of the mouth after facial nerve palsy. Despite its clinical significance, little information exists regarding the morphometrics of the ABDM or its associated intermediate tendon. This study analyzed a total of 35 intact ABDMs and 43 intact intermediate tendons from 23 cadavers. Measurements were taken of the following parameters: muscle belly area, muscle belly length, intermediate tendon length, and intermediate tendon width at mid-tendon. Normative descriptive statistics are included within the report. Males were found to have significantly longer left-sided muscle bellies than right-sided bellies from males (U = 23.0; P = 0.044), left-sided bellies from females (U = 19.0; P = 0.020), and right-sided bellies from females (U = 12.0; P = 0.035). The morphometry, including sexual dimorphism, presented in this report can aid in the surgical planning and execution of numerous operations performed in head and neck, especially digastric muscle transfer surgery.
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Zdilla MJ. Screening for variations in anterior digastric musculature prior to correction of post-traumatic anterior open bite by injection of botulinum toxin type A: a technical note. J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015; 41:165-7. [PMID: 26131435 PMCID: PMC4483532 DOI: 10.5125/jkaoms.2015.41.3.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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It has recently been reported that long-standing post-traumatic open bite can be successfully corrected with botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injection into the anterior belly of the digastric muscle (ABDM). The report documented an individual with bilaterally symmetrical and otherwise unremarkable anterior digastric musculature. However, the existence of variant anterior digastric musculature is common and may complicate the management of anterior open bite with BTX-A injection. Screening for variant ABDM can be accomplished via ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Screening for variant ABDM should be performed prior to BTX-A injection in order to account for musculature that may exert undesired forces, such as inferolateral deviation, on the anterior mandible in patients with anterior open bite.
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- Matthew J Zdilla
- Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV, USA
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