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Muro S, Shoji S, Suriyut J, Akita K. Anatomy of muscle connections in the male urethra and anorectal canal. BJU Int 2024; 133:752-759. [PMID: 38456568 DOI: 10.1111/bju.16307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To elucidate the male urethral muscular structure and its relationship with the anorectal canal muscles, as establishing an anatomical foundation for urethral function will contribute to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of urinary incontinence. METHODS Eight male cadavers were used. Using a multifaceted approach, we performed macroscopic anatomical examination, histological analysis of wide-range serial sectioning and immunostaining, and three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction from histological sections. In the macroscopic anatomical examination, pelvic halves were meticulously dissected in layers from the medial aspect. In the histological analysis, the tissue, including the urethra and anorectal canal, was serially sectioned in the horizontal plane. The muscular structures were reconstructed and visualised in 3D. RESULTS The membranous portion of the urethra had three muscle layers: the longitudinal and circular muscles (smooth muscle) and the external urethral sphincter (skeletal muscle). The circular muscle was connected posteriorly to the longitudinal rectal muscle. The external urethral sphincter had a horseshoe shape, with its posterior ends continuing to the external anal sphincter, forming a 3D ring-like sphincter. CONCLUSION This study revealed skeletal and smooth muscle connections between the male urethra and anorectal canal, enabling urethral compression and closure. These anatomical muscle connections suggest a functional linkage between them.
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- Satoru Muro
- Department of Clinical Anatomy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Anatomy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Dikmeer A, Unsal P, Burkuk S, Ozturk Y, Koca M, Guclu S, Balci C, Dogu BB, Cankurtaran M, Akata D, Halil M. Cutoff values for appendicular skeletal muscle mass using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in a reference group of Turkish adults. Nutr Clin Pract 2024; 39:626-633. [PMID: 37823418 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.11083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to determine cutoff values for different appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) methods measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in a reference group of the Turkish population. METHODS Body composition analyses were performed with DXA, and appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) was adjusted to body size as ASMI using height squared (ASM/ht2), weight (ASM/wt), and body mass index (BMI) (ASM/BMI). Sex-specific cutoff values were obtained as 1 and 2 standard deviations (SDs) below the mean values of ASM/ht2, ASM/wt, and ASM/BMI. RESULTS A total of 207 (106 women and 101 men) healthy adults were enrolled. Sex-specific cutoff values based on 1 SD below the mean values of ASM, ASM/ht2, ASM/BMI, and ASM/wt were 14.44, 5.45, 0.61, and 24.07 in women and 22.63, 7.22, 0.90, and 29.04 in men, respectively; 2 SDs below the mean values of ASM, ASM/ht2, ASM/BMI, and ASM/wt were 11.96, 4.65, 0.51, and 21.75 in women and 19.26, 6.40, 0.78, and 26.55 in men, respectively. ASM, ASM/BMI, ASM/ht2, and ASM/wt were statistically significant positively correlated with handgrip strength (r = 0.81, r = 0.78, r = 0.73, and r = 0.67, respectively; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION In this study, ASM/BMI was found to be the most suitable ASM adjustment method to predict muscle strength.
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- Ayse Dikmeer
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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MacLaren JA. Looking back over the shoulder: New insights on the unique scapular anatomy of the tapir (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae). Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2024; 307:2121-2138. [PMID: 37966173 DOI: 10.1002/ar.25352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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The musculoskeletal anatomy of the shoulder of many ungulates has been inferred from veterinary model taxa, with uniformity in muscle arrangements and attachment sites often assumed. In this study, I investigated the muscular and osteological anatomy of tapirs and their relatives (Perissodactyla: Tapiroidea), using a combination of gross dissection and digital imaging (photography and laser surface scanning). Dissections of three modern tapir species revealed that the m. infraspinatus originates from both supraspinous and infraspinous fossae for all species, lying on both sides of the distal scapular spine. The epimysial border between the m. supraspinatus and m. infraspinatus origin sites are marked in all species by an ossified ridge, sometimes extending the length of the scapular spine. This "supraspinous ridge" is clearly visible on the scapular surface of both modern and extinct Tapirus scapulae; however, the ridge does not appear present in any non-Tapirus tapiroids examined (e.g., Helaletes, Nexuotapirus), nor in other perissodactyls or artiodactyls. Moreover, the ridge exhibits a clearly distinct morphology in Tapirus indicus compared to all other Tapirus species examined. Combined, these findings indicate that the presence and position of the "supraspinous ridge" may represent a robust phylogenetic character for reconstructing relationships within tapiroids. Unfortunately, any functional locomotor outcomes or benefits of the m. infraspinatus straddling the scapular spine remains elusive. This study represents a firm reminder for anatomists, veterinarians, and paleontologists to (where possible) look beyond veterinary model systems when inferring musculoskeletal form or function in non-model organisms.
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- Jamie A MacLaren
- Department of Biology, Universiteit Antwerpen, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
- Evolution & Diversity Dynamics Lab, UR Geology, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Iijima M, Mayerl CJ, Munteanu VD, Blob RW. Forelimb muscle activation patterns in American alligators: Insights into the evolution of limb posture and powered flight in archosaurs. J Anat 2024; 244:943-958. [PMID: 38242862 PMCID: PMC11095314 DOI: 10.1111/joa.14011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024] Open
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The evolution of archosaurs provides an important context for understanding the mechanisms behind major functional transformations in vertebrates, such as shifts from sprawling to erect limb posture and the acquisition of powered flight. While comparative anatomy and ichnology of extinct archosaurs have offered insights into musculoskeletal and gait changes associated with locomotor transitions, reconstructing the evolution of motor control requires data from extant species. However, the scarcity of electromyography (EMG) data from the forelimb, especially of crocodylians, has hindered understanding of neuromuscular evolution in archosaurs. Here, we present EMG data for nine forelimb muscles from American alligators during terrestrial locomotion. Our aim was to investigate the modulation of motor control across different limb postures and examine variations in motor control across phylogeny and locomotor modes. Among the nine muscles examined, m. pectoralis, the largest forelimb muscle and primary shoulder adductor, exhibited significantly smaller mean EMG amplitudes for steps in which the shoulder was more adducted (i.e., upright). This suggests that using a more adducted limb posture helps to reduce forelimb muscle force and work during stance. As larger alligators use a more adducted shoulder and hip posture, the sprawling to erect postural transition that occurred in the Triassic could be either the cause or consequence of the evolution of larger body size in archosaurs. Comparisons of EMG burst phases among tetrapods revealed that a bird and turtle, which have experienced major musculoskeletal transformations, displayed distinctive burst phases in comparison to those from an alligator and lizard. These results support the notion that major shifts in body plan and locomotor modes among sauropsid lineages were associated with significant changes in muscle activation patterns.
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- Masaya Iijima
- Structure and Motion Lab, Department of Comparative Biomedical SciencesThe Royal Veterinary CollegeHertfordshireUK
- Nagoya University MuseumNagoyaJapan
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- Department of Biological SciencesClemson UniversityClemsonSouth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesClemson UniversityClemsonSouth CarolinaUSA
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Mathieu T, Van Glabbeek F, Denteneer L, Van Winckel L, Schacht E, De Vlam B, Van Nassauw L. New Anatomical Concepts regarding Pubic-Related Groin Pain: A Dissection Study. Ann Anat 2024; 254:152238. [PMID: 38408529 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2024.152238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Pubis-related groin pain remains a difficult topic in orthopedic and sports medicine. A better understanding of the anatomy of the adductors and the pubic ligaments is necessary. The aim of this study is to map all the musculotendinous attachments to the pubic ligaments and to investigate in detail all the possible inter-adductor fusions. METHODS The pubic symphyses were dissected in eight male and fourteen female embalmed cadavers (mean age 85 years), focusing on the fusion between the adductors, pubic ligaments, and musculotendinous attachments at the pubic ligaments. The 95% confidence intervals for the prevalence of the different conjoint tendons and tendon attachment to ligament were calculated. RESULTS The presence of three types of conjoint tendons was found: adductor brevis and gracilis (AB/G) 90.9 [72.2 - 97.5]%; adductor brevis and adductor longus (AB/AL) 50.0 [30.7 - 69.3]%; adductor longus and gracilis (AL/G) 50.0 [30.7 - 69.3]%. The AL, AB and G were in every cadaver attached to the anterior pubic ligament (APL). 64% of the AB and 100% of the G were attached to the inferior pubic ligament (IPL). CONCLUSION The proximal anatomy of the adductors is more complex than initially described. This study identified three possible conjoint tendons between the proximal adductors. The AB/G conjoint tendon was significantly more present than the AB/AL or AL/G conjoint tendon. The IPL has attachments only from the AB and G. Rectus Abdominis (RA) and AL were not attached to IPL. Mapping the musculotendinous attachments on the pubic ligaments creates more clarity on the pathophysiology of lesions in this area.
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- Thomas Mathieu
- Department of ASTARC, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
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- Department of ASTARC, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences & Physiotherapy, Research group MOVANT, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Education department, Horacio Oduber Hospital, Oranjestad, Aruba
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- Department of ASTARC, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of ASTARC, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of ASTARC, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of ASTARC, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Bishop PJ, Pierce SE. The fossil record of appendicular muscle evolution in Synapsida on the line to mammals: Part I-Forelimb. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2024; 307:1764-1825. [PMID: 37726984 DOI: 10.1002/ar.25312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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This paper is the first in a two-part series that charts the evolution of appendicular musculature along the mammalian stem lineage, drawing upon the exceptional fossil record of extinct synapsids. Here, attention is focused on muscles of the forelimb. Understanding forelimb muscular anatomy in extinct synapsids, and how this changed on the line to mammals, can provide important perspective for interpreting skeletal and functional evolution in this lineage, and how the diversity of forelimb functions in extant mammals arose. This study surveyed the osteological evidence for muscular attachments in extinct mammalian and nonmammalian synapsids, two extinct amniote outgroups, and a large selection of extant mammals, saurians, and salamanders. Observations were integrated into an explicit phylogenetic framework, comprising 73 character-state complexes covering all muscles crossing the shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints. These were coded for 33 operational taxonomic units spanning >330 Ma of tetrapod evolution, and ancestral state reconstruction was used to evaluate the sequence of muscular evolution along the stem lineage from Amniota to Theria. In addition to producing a comprehensive documentation of osteological evidence for muscle attachments in extinct synapsids, this work has clarified homology hypotheses across disparate taxa and helped resolve competing hypotheses of muscular anatomy in extinct species. The evolutionary history of mammalian forelimb musculature was a complex and nonlinear narrative, punctuated by multiple instances of convergence and concentrated phases of anatomical transformation. More broadly, this study highlights the great insight that a fossil-based perspective can provide for understanding the assembly of novel body plans.
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- Peter J Bishop
- Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Geosciences Program, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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González-Cano H, Martín-Olmedo JJ, Baz-Valle E, Contreras C, Schoenfeld BJ, García-Ramos A, Jiménez-Martínez P, Alix-Fages C. Do Muscle Mass and Body Fat Differ Between Elite and Amateur Natural Physique Athletes on Competition Day? A Preliminary, Cross-Sectional, Anthropometric Study. J Strength Cond Res 2024; 38:951-956. [PMID: 38662887 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000004697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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ABSTRACT González-Cano, H, Martín-Olmedo, JJ, Baz-Valle, E, Contreras, C, Schoenfeld, BJ, García-Ramos, A, Jiménez-Martínez, P, and Alix-Fages, C. Do muscle mass and body fat differ between elite and amateur natural physique athletes on competition day? A preliminary, cross-sectional, anthropometric study. J Strength Cond Res 38(5): 951-956, 2024-Natural physique athletes strive to achieve low body fat levels while promoting muscle mass hypertrophy for competition day. This study aimed to compare the anthropometric characteristics of natural amateur (AMA) and professional (PRO) World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF) competitors. Eleven male natural physique athletes (6 PRO and 5 AMA; age = 24.8 ± 2.3 years) underwent a comprehensive anthropometric evaluation following the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry protocol within a 24-hour time frame surrounding the competition. The 5-component fractionation method was used to obtain the body composition profile of the muscle, adipose, bone, skin, and residual tissues. Five physique athletes exceeded the 5.2 cutoff point of muscle-to-bone ratio (MBR) for natural athletes. Professional physique athletes were older than AMA physique athletes (p = 0.05), and they also presented larger thigh girths (p = 0.005) and bone mass (p = 0.019) compared with AMA physique athletes. Although no statistically significant between-group differences were observed in body mass, height, or body fat levels, PRO physique athletes exhibited a higher body mass index (BMI; AMA: 24.45 ± 0.12; PRO: 25.52 ± 1.01; p = 0.048), lean body mass (LBM; AMA: 64.49 ± 2.35; PRO: 69.80 ± 3.78; p = 0.024), fat-free mass (FFM; AMA: 71.23 ± 3.21; PRO: 76.52 ± 4.31; p = 0.05), LBM index (LBMI; AMA: 20.65 ± 0.52; PRO: 21.74 ± 0.85; p = 0.034), and fat-free mass index index (FFMI; AMA: 22.80 ± 0.22; PRO: 23.83 ± 0.90; p = 0.037) compared with AMA physique athletes. These findings highlight the unique characteristics and anthropometric differences between PRO and AMA natural physique athletes on competition day, emphasizing the significance of age, thigh girth, bone mass, BMI, LBM, FFM, and FFMI in distinguishing these 2 groups. Based on our findings, the established boundaries for muscle mass in natural physique athletes, based on FFMI and MBR, warrant reconsideration.
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- ICEN Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- ICEN Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, University of País Vasco, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Exercise Science and Recreation, Applied Muscle Development Laboratory, CUNY Lehman College, Bronx, New York
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Conditioning, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- ICEN Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Research Group in Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; and
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- ICEN Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Research Group in Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; and
- Applied Biomechanics and Sport Technology Research Group, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Bradley-Cronkwright M, Moore S, Hou L, Cote S, Rolian C. Impact of hindlimb length variation on jumping dynamics in the Longshanks mouse. J Exp Biol 2024; 227:jeb246808. [PMID: 38634230 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.246808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Distantly related mammals (e.g. jerboa, tarsiers, kangaroos) have convergently evolved elongated hindlimbs relative to body size. Limb elongation is hypothesized to make these species more effective jumpers by increasing their kinetic energy output (through greater forces or acceleration distances), thereby increasing take-off velocity and jump distance. This hypothesis, however, has rarely been tested at the population level, where natural selection operates. We examined the relationship between limb length, muscular traits and dynamics using Longshanks mice, which were selectively bred over 22 generations for longer tibiae. Longshanks mice have approximately 15% longer tibiae and 10% longer femora compared with random-bred Control mice from the same genetic background. We collected in vivo measures of locomotor kinematics and force production, in combination with behavioral data and muscle morphology, to examine how changes in bone and muscle structure observed in Longshanks mice affect their hindlimb dynamics during jumping and clambering. Longshanks mice achieved higher mean and maximum lunge-jump heights than Control mice. When jumping to a standardized height (14 cm), Longshanks mice had lower maximum ground reaction forces, prolonged contact times and greater impulses, without significant differences in average force, power or whole-body velocity. While Longshanks mice have longer plantarflexor muscle bodies and tendons than Control mice, there were no consistent differences in muscular cross-sectional area or overall muscle volume; improved lunge-jumping performance in Longshanks mice is not accomplished by simply possessing larger muscles. Independent of other morphological or behavioral changes, our results point to the benefit of longer hindlimbs for performing dynamic locomotion.
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- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4
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- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3A 0C7
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Natroshvili T, Roorda A, van Doorn M, Foumani M. Uncommon Anatomical Causes of Ulnar Compression: A Narrative Review. Ann Plast Surg 2024; 92:557-563. [PMID: 38547123 DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Some patients develop ulnar nerve compression due to rare anatomical variations or malformations. The aims of this review are to provide a comprehensive overview of anatomical structures and variations that can cause ulnar nerve compression and to evaluate treatment options. METHODS Case reports and case series about rare cases of unusual ulnar nerve compression published from January 2000 until April 2022 were obtained from databases Embase, MEDLINE, and Web of Science. A total of 48 studies describing 64 patients were included in our study. RESULTS The following structures have proven to cause ulnar nerve compression: anconeus epitrochlearis, accessory abductor digiti minimi, vascular anomalies, palmaris longus, fibrous bands, and flexor carpi ulnaris. All cases except one have had a surgical release of the ulnar nerve resulting in diminished symptoms or complete recovery at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS In addition to considering common compression points, it is important to be aware that proximal compression symptoms, such as pain and a positive Tinel sign at the medial elbow, may be attributed to a hypertrophic AE or vascular anomaly. Distal compression symptoms encompass swelling, along with pain and a positive Tinel sign at the distal forearm. Various structures contributing to distal compression include an accessory abductor digiti minimi muscle, an accessory or anomalous palmaris longus muscle, or an accessory or hypertrophic flexor carpi ulnaris muscle. The occurrence of fibrous bands exhibits variability, manifesting in diverse locations across the arm.Level of Evidence: IV.
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- Tinatin Natroshvili
- From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Martini Hospital, Groningen
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Groningen
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- Radboud University, Nijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands
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- From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Martini Hospital, Groningen
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Pereyra ME, Cerroni MA, Lecuona A, Bona P, Fernández Dumont ML, Otero A. Hindlimb and pelvic anatomy of Caiman yacare (Archosauria, Pseudosuchia): Myology and osteological correlates with emphasis on lower leg and autopodial musculature. J Anat 2024; 244:749-791. [PMID: 38104997 PMCID: PMC11021681 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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The anatomy of the archosaurian pelvis and hindlimb has adopted a diversity of successful configurations allowing a wide range of postures during the evolution of the group (e.g., erect, sprawling). For this reason, thorough studies of the structure and function of the pelvic and hindlimb musculature of crocodylians are required and provide the possibility to expand their implications for the evolution of archosaurian locomotion, as well as to identify potential new characters based on muscles and their bony correlates. In this study, we give a detailed description of the pelvic and hindlimb musculature of the South American alligator Caiman yacare, providing comprehensive novel information regarding lower limb and autopodial muscles. Particularly for the pedal muscles, we propose a new classification for the dorsal and ventral muscles of the autopodium based on the organisation of these muscles in successive layers. We have studied the myology in a global background in which we have compared the Caiman yacare musculature with other crocodylians. In this sense, differences in the arrangement of m. flexor tibialis internus 1, m. flexor tibialis externus, m. iliofibularis, mm. puboischiofemorales internii 1 and 2, between Ca. yacare and other crocodylians were found. We also discuss the muscle attachments that have different bony correlates among the crocodylian species and their morphological variation. Most of the correlates did not exhibit great variation among the species compared. The majority of the recognised correlates were identified in the pelvic girdle; additionally, some bony correlates associated with the pedal muscles are highlighted here for the first time. This research provides a wide framework for future studies on comparative anatomy and functional morphology, which could contribute to improving the character definition used in phylogenetic analyses and to understand the patterns of musculoskeletal hindlimb evolution.
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- Maria Eugenia Pereyra
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- División Paleontología Vertebrados, Anexo Laboratorios, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rhodes Gift, South Africa
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada y Evolución de los Vertebrados, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina
- CONICET, Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología (IIPG), General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- División Paleontología Vertebrados, Anexo Laboratorios, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Fundación de Historia Natural Félix de Azara, Centro de Ciencias Naturales Ambientales y Antropológicas, Universidad Maimónides, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- División Paleontología Vertebrados, Anexo Laboratorios, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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de Simão-Oliveira D, Dos Santos T, Pinheiro FL, Pretto FA. Assessing the adductor musculature and jaw mechanics of Proterochampsa nodosa (Archosauriformes: Proterochampsidae) through finite element analysis. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2024; 307:1300-1314. [PMID: 38240352 DOI: 10.1002/ar.25380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2024]
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Proterochampsids are a group of South American nonarchosaurian archosauromorphs whose general morphology has been historically likened to that of the extant Crocodylia, which purportedly exhibited similar habits by convergence. Taxa from the genus Proterochampsa, for example, show platyrostral skulls with dorsally faced orbits and external nares and elongated snouts that might indicate a feeding habit similar to that of crocodilians. Nonetheless, some aspects of their craniomandibular anatomy are distinct. Proterochampsa has comparatively larger skull temporal fenestrae, and a unique morphology of the mandibular adductor chamber, with a remarkably large surangular shelf and a fainter retroarticular region in the mandible. In light of this, we conducted biomechanical tests on a 3-dimensional model of Proterochampsa nodosa including the first Finite Element Analysis for proterochampsians and compared it with models of the extant crocodylians Tomistoma schlegelii and Alligator mississippiensis. Our analyses suggested that, despite the differences in adductor chamber, Proterochampsa was able to perform bite forces comparable to those modeled for Alligator and significantly higher than Tomistoma. However, the morphology of the surangular shelf and the adductor chamber of Proterochampsa renders it more prone to accumulate stresses resulting from muscle contraction, when compared with both analogs. The elongated lower jaw of Proterochampsa, like that of Tomistoma, is more susceptible to bending, when compared with Alligator. As a result, we suggest that Proterochampsa might employ anteriorly directed bites only when handling small and soft-bodied prey. In addition, Proterochampsa exemplifies the diversity of arrangements that the adductor musculature adopted in different diverging archosauromorph groups.
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- Daniel de Simão-Oliveira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Centro de Apoio à Pesquisa Paleontológica da Quarta Colônia (CAPPA), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), São João do Polêsine, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Paleobiologia, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Centro de Apoio à Pesquisa Paleontológica da Quarta Colônia (CAPPA), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), São João do Polêsine, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Lacerda MBS, Bittencourt JS, Hutchinson JR. Reconstruction of the pelvic girdle and hindlimb musculature of the early tetanurans Piatnitzkysauridae (Theropoda, Megalosauroidea). J Anat 2024; 244:557-593. [PMID: 38037880 PMCID: PMC10941590 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Piatnitzkysauridae were Jurassic theropods that represented the earliest diverging branch of Megalosauroidea, being one of the earliest lineages to have evolved moderate body size. This clade's typical body size and some unusual anatomical features raise questions about locomotor function and specializations to aid in body support; and other palaeobiological issues. Biomechanical models and simulations can illuminate how extinct animals may have moved, but require anatomical data as inputs. With a phylogenetic context, osteological evidence, and neontological data on anatomy, it is possible to infer the musculature of extinct taxa. Here, we reconstructed the hindlimb musculature of Piatnitzkysauridae (Condorraptor, Marshosaurus, and Piatnitzkysaurus). We chose this clade for future usage in biomechanics, for comparisons with myological reconstructions of other theropods, and for the resulting evolutionary implications of our reconstructions; differential preservation affects these inferences, so we discuss these issues as well. We considered 32 muscles in total: for Piatnitzkysaurus, the attachments of 29 muscles could be inferred based on the osteological correlates; meanwhile, in Condorraptor and Marshosaurus, we respectively inferred 21 and 12 muscles. We found great anatomical similarity within Piatnitzkysauridae, but differences such as the origin of M. ambiens and size of M. caudofemoralis brevis are present. Similarities were evident with Aves, such as the division of the M. iliofemoralis externus and M. iliotrochantericus caudalis and a broad depression for the M. gastrocnemius pars medialis origin on the cnemial crest. Nevertheless, we infer plesiomorphic features such as the origins of M. puboischiofemoralis internus 1 around the "cuppedicus" fossa and M. ischiotrochantericus medially on the ischium. As the first attempt to reconstruct muscles in early tetanurans, our study allows a more complete understanding of myological evolution in theropod pelvic appendages.
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- Mauro B. S. Lacerda
- Structure and Motion Laboratory, Department of Comparative Biomedical SciencesThe Royal Veterinary CollegeHatfieldUK
- Pós‐Graduação em ZoologiaInstituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo HorizonteBrazil
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- Departamento de GeologiaInstituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo HorizonteBrazil
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- Structure and Motion Laboratory, Department of Comparative Biomedical SciencesThe Royal Veterinary CollegeHatfieldUK
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Campisi ES, Tran J, Amara CE, Switzer‐McIntyre S, Agur AMR. The 3D muscle morphology and intramuscular innervation of the digital bellies of flexor digitorum profundus: Clinical implications for botulinum toxin injection sites. J Anat 2024; 244:610-619. [PMID: 38116702 PMCID: PMC10941491 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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Spasticity of flexor digitorum profundus is frequently managed with botulinum toxin injections. Knowledge of the 3D morphology and intramuscular innervation of the digital bellies of flexor digitorum profundus is necessary to optimize the injections. The purpose of this study was to digitize and model in 3D the contractile and connective tissue elements of flexor digitorum profundus to determine muscle morphology, model and map the intramuscular innervation and propose sites for botulinum toxin injection. Fiber bundles (FBs)/aponeuroses and intramuscular nerve branches were dissected and digitized in 12 formalin embalmed cadaveric specimens. Cartesian coordinate data were reconstructed into 3D models as in situ to visualize and compare the muscle morphology and intramuscular innervation patterns of the bellies of flexor digitorum profundus. The 3rd, 4th and 5th digital bellies were superficial to the 2nd digital belly and located adjacent to each other in all specimens. Each digital belly had distinct intramuscular innervation patterns. The 2nd digital belly received intramuscular branches from the anterior interosseus nerve (AIN). The superior half of the 3rd digital belly was innervated intramuscularly by the ulnar nerve (n = 4) or by both the anterior interosseus and ulnar nerves (n = 1). The inferior half of the belly received dual innervation from the anterior interosseus and ulnar nerves in 2 specimens, or exclusively from the AIN (n = 2) or the ulnar nerve (n = 1). The 4th digital belly was innervated by intramuscular branches of the ulnar nerve. One main branch, after coursing through the 4th digital belly, entered the lateral aspect of the 5th digital belly and arborized intramuscularly. The morphology of the FBs, aponeuroses and intramuscular innervation of the digital bellies of FDP were mapped and modelled volumetrically in 3D as in situ. Previous studies were not volumetric nor identified the course of the intramuscular nerve branches within each digital belly. Based on the intramuscular innervation of each of the digital bellies, one possible optimized botulinum toxin injection location was proposed. This injection location, at the junction of the superior and middle thirds of the forearm, would be located in dense nerve terminal zones of the anterior interosseus and ulnar nerves. Future anatomical and clinical investigations are necessary to evaluate the efficacy of these anatomical findings in the management of spasticity.
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- Emma S. Campisi
- Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical EducationUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Temerty Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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Piagkou M, Triantafyllou G, Koutsougeras A, Koutserimpas C, Katsogiannis D, Georgiev G, Olewnik L, Zielinska N, Tsakotos G. A bilateral four-headed brachialis muscle with a variant innervation: a cadaveric report with possible clinical implications. Surg Radiol Anat 2024; 46:489-493. [PMID: 38441620 PMCID: PMC10995034 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-024-03315-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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PURPOSE Anterior compartment muscles of the arm present high morphological variability, with possible clinical significance. The current cadaveric report aims to describe a bilateral four-headed brachialis muscle (BM) with aberrant innervation. Emphasis on the embryological background and possible clinical significance are also provided. METHODS Classical upper limb dissection was performed on an 84-year-old donated male cadaver. The cadaver was donated to the Anatomy Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. RESULTS On the left upper limb, the four-headed BM was supplied by the musculocutaneous and the median nerves after their interconnection. On the right upper limb, the four-headed BM received its innervation from the median nerve due to the musculocutaneous nerve absence. A bilateral muscular tunnel for the radial nerve passage was identified, between the BM accessory heads and the brachioradialis muscle. CONCLUSION BM has clinical significance, due to its proximity to important neurovascular structures and frequent surgeries at the humerus. Hence, knowledge of these variants should keep orthopedic surgeons alert when intervening in this area. Further dissection studies with a standardized protocol are needed to elucidate the prevalence of BM aberrations and concomitant variants.
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- Maria Piagkou
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, "251" Hellenic Air Force General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna-ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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Zielinska N, Tubbs RS, Gonera B, Georgiev GP, Paulsen F, Olewnik Ł. The tendon of the fibularis brevis muscle - Systematic overview and new classification system. Ann Anat 2024; 253:152208. [PMID: 38211662 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2023.152208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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The fibularis brevis muscle belongs to the lateral compartment of the leg. It originates from the lower two-thirds of the lateral surface of the fibula bone and it also is attached to the anterior intermuscular septum. Its insertion is normally located on the tuberosity at the base of the fifth metatarsal bone, on its lateral side. However, distal attachment of this muscle is morphologically variable. Different variations have been identified and some classification systems have been created for both adults and foetuses. Based on various literature references, we have created a new classification system and compared the frequency of each type. The main aim of this review is to present morphological variations of the fibularis brevis tendon with their clinical significance, especially in autografting in case of surgical treatment of fibularis brevis tendon rupture. The clinical aspect of this pathology and some medical cases will also be presented.
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- Nicol Zielinska
- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA; Department of Neurosurgery and Ochsner Neuroscience Institute, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA, USA; Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada; Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA; Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA; Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna-ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Functional and Clinical Anatomy, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
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Alraddadi AS. The morphometric parameters of the biceps brachii: cadaveric study. Surg Radiol Anat 2024; 46:463-472. [PMID: 38446211 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-024-03328-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND The biceps brachii (BB) is a fusiform muscle comprising of two muscular bellies located in the anterior compartment of the arm. Its primary function includes elbow flexion and forearm supination. PURPOSE The study aimed to examine the morphometric parameters of the BB in adult cadaveric specimens. METHODS This dissection-based study examined the anatomy of the BB in 40 arms taken from 20 Thiel embalmed European cadavers, including 13 males with an average age of 81 years and seven females with an average age of 84 years. The investigation included an observational inspection of the BB morphology and collected 19 parameters, comprising the lengths and widths of the short and long head tendons and muscle bellies. RESULTS The observation analysis showed that the anatomy of the BB consisted mainly of two muscle bellies: a short head and a long head. An additional third humeral head, originating from the anteromedial aspect of the mid of the humerus and inserted into the common biceps tendon, was observed in four (10%) specimens. The average lengths of the short head and long head were 35.98 ± 3.44 cm and 38.90 ± 3.40 cm, respectively. There was no difference in the BB parameters according to the arm sides. However, the male specimens showed greater BB parameters than the female specimens. CONCLUSION The short head had a greater muscle belly, while the long head had a longer origin and insertion tendons. The BB parameters were correlated positively with the humerus length.
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- Abdulrahman S Alraddadi
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine- Riyadh, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Mail Code 3127, P.O.Box.3660, Riyadh, 11481, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Felipe TL, Grili PPDF, Vidigal CV, Albergaria BH, da Cruz GF, Marques-Rocha JL, Guandalini VR. Skeletal muscle mass obtained by anthropometric equation and presence of sarcopenia in postmenopausal women. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2024; 46:e-rbgo9. [PMID: 38765537 PMCID: PMC11075426 DOI: 10.61622/rbgo/2024ao09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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Objective To analyze the amount of muscle and the presence of sarcopenia in postmenopausal women using different methods, verifying the agreement between them as to skeletal muscle mass (SMM). Methods This cross-sectional observational study was conducted with postmenopausal women aged ≥ 50 years. SMM was obtained from a predictive equation, Bioelectrical Impedance (BIA), and Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA). The skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) and the appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) were calculated. The cut-off point of SMI was determined for the population itself. The agreement between the SMI obtained using the different methods was verified. Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the criteria proposed by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2). The significance level adopted for all tests was 5.0%. Results A total of 112 women were evaluated, with an average age of 66.1 ± 5.65 years. Among them, 51.8% were sufficiently active and 43.8% were overweight and obese. The SMI cut-offs were 6.46 kg/m2 for the predictive equation and 7.66 kg/m2 for BIA, with high sensitivity and specificity. There was an excellent agreement in the identification of SMM by the predictive equation (0.89 [0.824-0.917], p < 0.001) and BIA (0.92 [0.883-0.945], p < 0.001), in reference to DXA. The prevalence of sarcopenia was 0.9%, 1.8%, and 2.7% according to BIA, DXA, and the predictive equation, respectively. Conclusion The predictive equation showed the expected agreement in estimating skeletal muscle mass in postmenopausal women, offering a viable and accurate alternative.
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- Thaís Loureiro Felipe
- Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitóriaESBrazilUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitóriaESBrazilUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitóriaESBrazilUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitóriaESBrazilUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitóriaESBrazilUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitóriaESBrazilUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
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Triantafyllou G, Natsis K, Georgiev GP, Koutserimpas C, Olewnik Ł, Tsakotos G, Zielinska N, Piagkou M. The coracobrachialis muscle: typical morphology, accessory forms, and the issues with terminology. Surg Radiol Anat 2024; 46:81-84. [PMID: 37934299 PMCID: PMC10784328 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-023-03258-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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The coracobrachialis muscle (CB) represents one of the anterior arm compartment muscles. It has been defined by classic anatomy textbooks and old papers, as a muscle of one belly arising from the coracoid process tip and partially from the tendon of the biceps brachii short head, and inserted into the humeral shaft, above the bone's midpoint. However, recent cadaveric studies have confirmed that in the majority of cases, the CB is a two-headed muscle consisting of a superficial and a deep head. This finding has caused confusion regarding the terminology of CB's morphology. Typical CB morphology, according to recent data should not be considered the muscle of one belly, but the two-headed muscle. In particular, the musculocutaneous nerve's (MCN) course plays an important role in defining the CB morphological characteristics. If the MCN courses medially to the CB, with no signs of penetration after dissection, it can be concluded, that the CB is composed of one head; otherwise, if the muscle is composed of two or more heads, the MCN will courses between the CB bellies. In conclusion, it is of paramount importance to adopt common-universal terminology. Hence, considering recent findings, if the CB origin and/or the insertion differs from the typical anatomy, an "atypical CB" is the proper definition of the muscle, while if this "atypical CB" coexists with a typical CB, the terminology "accessory CB" may be used.
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- George Triantafyllou
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna-ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, "251" Hellenic Air Force General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Chair of Anatomy and Histology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Chair of Anatomy and Histology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece.
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Borthakur D, Ganapathy A, Ansari MA, Sehgal R. Accessory Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Muscle in Humans: A Rare Anatomical Case with Clinical Considerations. Prague Med Rep 2024; 125:163-171. [PMID: 38761050 DOI: 10.14712/23362936.2024.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2024] Open
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Anatomical variations of the forearm flexor muscles are occasionally encountered. Though usually observed incidentally during autopsies or imaging studies, they may at times cause concern due to associated clinical symptoms. This report presents a case of unilateral accessory flexor carpi ulnaris (AFCU) muscle observed in a human male cadaver aged 78 years. During routine cadaveric dissection, an anomalous AFCU muscle was observed in the left forearm of a human male cadaver aged 78 years. Standard institutional guidelines pertaining to the use of human cadaver for teaching and research were followed. A thorough literature review about the flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) through the PubMed, Embase and Google scholar databases was undertaken, using the keywords - accessory flexor carpi ulnaris muscle, aberrant flexor carpi ulnaris muscle and anatomical variation of flexor carpi ulnaris muscle. Relevant gross anatomical findings were recorded and photographed. AFCU was identified on the medial aspect of the distal third of the left forearm. The AFCU was found originating from the ante-brachial fascia and the fascia covering the FCU on the left forearm, forming a small separate belly deep to the main muscle. It terminated as a thin tendon running alongside the hypothenar muscles and attached distally to the base of the proximal phalanx of the little finger. The AFCU was found to be innervated by a branch of the ulnar nerve. Awareness about the rare AFCU muscle is clinically important as a possible cause of ulnar nerve compression but also as a possible graft in reconstruction surgeries.
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- Dibakar Borthakur
- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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Benes M, Novotny T, Kachlik D, Uhlik J, Kunc V. Does the articularis cubiti muscle really exist? Anatomical, histological, and magnetic resonance imaging study with a narrative review of literature. J Anat 2024; 244:96-106. [PMID: 37565675 PMCID: PMC10734650 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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Although the term articularis cubiti muscle is incorporated in the official anatomical nomenclature, only sparse data about its appearance are available. It is usually described as few fibres originating from the medial head of the triceps brachii muscle and inserting to the capsule of the elbow joint. However, the most recent observations regarding the morphological relations in the posterior elbow region point towards the absence of a well-defined muscle. Therefore, this study was designed to verify the existence of the articularis cubiti muscle in question and to compile more data on the topographical features of the subtricipital area near the posterior aspect of the elbow. To address these questions, 20 embalmed upper limbs were dissected, and seven samples were collected for histological analysis. The laboratory findings were then correlated with 20 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the elbow. Consequently, a narrative review of literature was performed to gain more information on the discussed muscle in a historical context. Upon the anatomical dissection, muscular fibres running from the posterior aspect of the shaft of the humerus to the elbow joint capsule and olecranon were identified in 100% of cases. Histologically, the connection with the joint capsule was provided via winding bands of connective tissue. On MRIs, the muscular fibres resembled a well-demarcated thin muscle located underneath the medial head of the triceps brachii muscle. Combined with the review of literature, we concluded that the constant articularis cubiti muscle originates from the posterior shaft of the humerus and attaches indirectly to the posterior aspect of the elbow joint capsule and directly to the superior portion of the olecranon. The obtained results slightly differ from the modern description, but are in agreement with the original publication, which has become misinterpreted throughout time. Presumably, the misused description has led to questioning the existence of an independent muscle. Moreover, our findings attribute to the articularis cubiti muscle, a function in pulling on the posterior aspect of the elbow joint capsule to prevent its entrapment, and possibly also a minor role in extension of the forearm. The presented results should be taken into consideration when intervening with the posterior aspect of the elbow joint because the articularis cubiti muscle poses a consistently appearing landmark.
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- Michal Benes
- Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of MedicineCharles UniversityPragueCzech Republic
- Center for Endoscopic, Surgical and Clinical Anatomy (CESKA), Second Faculty of MedicineCharles UniversityPragueCzech Republic
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- Department of OrthopaedicsMasaryk HospitalUsti nad LabemCzech Republic
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Second Faculty of MedicineCharles UniversityPragueCzech Republic
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec KraloveCharles UniversityHradec KraloveCzech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of MedicineCharles UniversityPragueCzech Republic
- Center for Endoscopic, Surgical and Clinical Anatomy (CESKA), Second Faculty of MedicineCharles UniversityPragueCzech Republic
- Department of Health Care StudiesCollege of PolytechnicsJihlavaCzech Republic
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Second Faculty of MedicineCharles UniversityPragueCzech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of MedicineCharles UniversityPragueCzech Republic
- Center for Endoscopic, Surgical and Clinical Anatomy (CESKA), Second Faculty of MedicineCharles UniversityPragueCzech Republic
- Clinic of Trauma SurgeryMasaryk HospitalUsti nad LabemCzech Republic
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Olewnik Ł, Zielinska N, Ruzik K, Podgórski M, Kiciński P, Diogo R, Paulsen F. Morphological variability of the fibularis brevis tendon in human fetuses. Ann Anat 2024; 251:152154. [PMID: 37757974 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2023.152154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The morphological variability of the fibularis brevis tendon in adults is well known. However, studies on its classification in the human fetus do not exist. The aim of this study was to provide the first comprehensive classification of the fibularis brevis tendon based on its insertion in human fetuses. The second aim of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of fibularis digiti quinti. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-three spontaneously aborted human fetuses were studied (21 male, 22 female, 86 lower limbs). All were from a Central European population), aged 18-38 weeks of gestation at the time of death. RESULTS Three main types of fibularis brevis tendon were distinguished. The most common was Type I (77%), characterized by a single distal attachment. The tendon was attached to the tuberosity at the base of the fifth metatarsal, on the lateral side. The second most common was Type II (19%) - a bifurcated distal attachment. The main tendon was attached to the tuberosity at the base of the fifth metatarsal on the lateral side. Based on the attachment site of the accessory tendon, four subtypes were determined: Type IIA - the accessory tendon attached to the dorsal surface of the base of the fifth metatarsal. At the side of attachment, the fibularis brevis tendon was connected with a portion of the fibularis tertius tendon. Type IIB - the accessory tendon attached to the proximal part of the shaft of the fifth metatarsal. Type IIC - the accessory tendon was attached to the fascia covering the fourth interosseous space. Type IID - the accessory tendon was fused with fibularis longus tendon. Type III is the rarest (4%) - triple branched distal attachment. The main tendon was attached to the tuberosity at the base of the fifth metatarsal. The first accessory tendon was attached to the proximal part of the shaft of the fifth metatarsal, and the second accessory tendon was attached to the fascia covering the fourth interosseous space. The fibularis digiti quinti was present in 24 feet (28%) of the 86 lower limbs dissected. CONCLUSION The fibularis brevis is characterized by high morphological variability. The proposed classification consists of three main Types (I-III), with Type II divided into subtypes (A-D). The fibularis digiti quinti is not closely related to the type of fibularis brevis tendon.
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- Łukasz Olewnik
- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Angiology, Chair of Anatomy and Histology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Howard University, Department of Anatomy, Washington, DC, USA
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- Institute of Functional and Clinical Anatomy, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany; Sechenov University, Department of Topographic Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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DeJong Lempke AF, Jackson S, Stracciolini A, D'Hemecourt PA, Meehan WP, Whitney KE. Adolescent exercise-related lower leg pain musculotendinous characteristics. PM R 2023; 15:1392-1402. [PMID: 36749145 DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exercise-related lower leg pain (ERLLP) is one of the most common injuries among adolescent runners; however, there is limited information available on lower extremity musculotendinous characteristics in relationship to injury. Ultrasound imaging has previously been used to evaluate musculotendinous structures among adults with chronic lower limb injuries. Similar measurement approaches may be adopted to assess young runners with ERLLP. OBJECTIVE To compare ultrasound-derived lower extremity musculotendinous thickness, echogenicity, and muscle fiber pennation angles between adolescent runners with and without ERLLP. DESIGN Cross-sectional design. SETTING Hospital-affiliated sports injury prevention center. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-eight adolescent runners with (N = 14) and without ERLLP (N = 14). INTERVENTIONS Runners' patellar and Achilles tendons, and tibialis anterior, medial gastrocnemius, abductor hallicus, and flexor digitorum brevis muscles were assessed with ultrasound imaging using standardized procedures. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Separate repeated measures multivariate analyses of covariance (covariate: gender) were used to compare groups and limbs for mass-normalized musculotendinous thickness, musculotendinous echogenicity, and extrinsic ankle muscle fiber pennation angles. RESULTS The adolescent ERLLP group had reduced average muscle size for all structures except the tibialis anterior compared to the uninjured group (mean difference [MD] range: -0.12-0.49 mm/kg; p range: .002-.05), and reduced average medial gastrocnemius pennation angles on their case limb compared to their contralateral limb and the uninjured group (MD range: -3.7-6.4°; p < .001). The ERLLP group additionally had reduced average patellar and Achilles tendon size (MD range: -0.14--0.15 mm/kg; p range: .02-.03), and lower Achilles tendon echogenicity compared to uninjured counterparts (MD: -18; p = .02). CONCLUSIONS Adolescent runners with ERLLP exhibited morphological musculotendinous changes that may occur either as a result of or as a contributing factor to pain and persistent dysfunction. The findings highlight key targets for rehabilitation for young, injured runners, particularly intrinsic foot muscle strengthening.
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- Alexandra F DeJong Lempke
- School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Boschi F. How to estimate the sarcomere size based on oblique sections of skeletal muscle. J Anat 2023; 243:648-657. [PMID: 37243921 PMCID: PMC10485579 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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Ultrastructural analysis of muscular biopsy is based on images of longitudinal sections of the fibers. Sometimes, due to experimental limitations, the resulting sections are instead oblique, and no accurate morphological information can be extracted with standard analysis methods. Thus, the biopsy is performed again, but this is too invasive and time-consuming. In this study, we focused our attention on the sarcomere's shape and we investigated which is the structural information that can be obtained from oblique sections. A routine was written in MATLAB to allow the visualization of how a sarcomere's section appears in ultrastructural images obtained by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) at different secant angles. The routine was used also to analyze the intersection between a cylinder and a plane to show how the Z-bands and M-line lengths vary at different secant angles. Moreover, we explored how to calculate sarcomere's radius and length as well as the secant angle from ultrastructural images, based only on geometrical considerations (Pythagorean theorem and trigonometric functions). The equations to calculate these parameters starting from ultrastructural image measurements were found. Noteworthy, to obtain the real sarcomere length in quasi-longitudinal sections, a small correction in the standard procedure is needed and highlighted in the text. In conclusion, even non-longitudinal sections of skeletal muscles can be used to extrapolate morphological information of sarcomeres, which are important parameters for diagnostic purposes.
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- Federico Boschi
- Department of Engineering of Innovation MedicineUniversity of VeronaVeronaItaly
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Martin‐Rodriguez S, Gonzalez‐Henriquez JJ, Galvan‐Alvarez V, Cruz‐Ramírez S, Calbet JA, Sanchis‐Moysi J. Architectural anatomy of the human tibialis anterior presents morphological asymmetries between superficial and deep unipennate regions. J Anat 2023; 243:664-673. [PMID: 36999195 PMCID: PMC10485583 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023] Open
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The tibialis anterior muscle plays a critical role in human ambulation and contributes to maintaining the upright posture. However, little is known about its muscle architecture in males and females. One hundred and nine physically active males and females were recruited. Tibialis anterior muscle thickness, pennation angle, and fascicle length were measured at rest in both unipennate regions of both legs using real-time ultrasound imaging. A linear mixed model was used with muscle thickness, pennation angle, or fascicle length as the dependent variables. All models were carried out with and without total leg lean mass and shank length as covariates. Causal mediation analysis was computed to explore the effect of muscle thickness on the relationship between fascicle length and pennation angle. There were no significant differences between dominant and nondominant legs regarding muscle architecture. Muscle thickness and pennation angle were greater in the deep than the superficial unipennate region in males (1.9 mm and 1.1°, p < 0.001) and women (3.4 mm and 2.2°, p < 0.001). However, the fascicle length was similar in both regions for both sexes. The differences remained significant after accounting for differences in leg lean mass and shank length. In both regions, muscle thickness was 1-3 mm greater in males and superficial pennation angle 2° smaller in females (both, p < 0.001). After accounting for leg lean mass and shank length, sex differences remained for muscle thickness (1.6 mm, p < 0.05) and pennation angle (3.4°, p < 0.001) but only in the superficial region. In both regions, leg lean mass and shank-adjusted fascicle length were 1.4 mm longer in females than males (p < 0.05). The causal mediation analysis revealed that the estimation of fascicle length was positive, suggesting that a 10% increase in muscle thickness would augment the fascicle length, allowing a 0.38° pennation angle decrease. Moreover, the pennation angle increases in total by 0.54° due to the suppressive effect of the increase in fascicle length. The estimated mediation, direct, and total effects were all significantly different from zero (p < 0.001). Overall, our results indicate that the architectural anatomy of the tibialis anterior shows sexual dimorphism in humans. Tibialis anterior presents morphological asymmetries between superficial and deep unipennate regions in both sexes. Lastly, our causal mediation model identified a suppressive effect of fascicle length on the pennation angle, suggesting that increments in muscle thickness are not always aligned with increments in fascicle length or the pennation angle.
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- Saúl Martin‐Rodriguez
- Department of Physical EducationUniversity of Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
- Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS)Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
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- Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS)Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
- Department of MathematicsUniversity of Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
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- Department of Physical EducationUniversity of Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
- Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS)Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
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- Department of Physical EducationUniversity of Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
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- Department of Physical EducationUniversity of Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
- Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS)Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
- Department of Physical PerformanceThe Norwegian School of Sport SciencesOsloNorway
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- Department of Physical EducationUniversity of Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
- Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS)Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
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Bauer SA, Kandathil SA, Hirtler L. Peroneus tertius revisited: The morphological variability of the bifurcated peroneus tertius insertion - An anatomical study. Ann Anat 2023; 250:152164. [PMID: 37804928 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2023.152164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The peroneus tertius muscle (PT) is one of the extensor muscles of the lower leg, often described as a variable separation from the extensor digitorum longus muscle (EDL). According to literature it has six different types of insertion, one of them (Olewnik Type IV) having two tendons inserting to the fifth metatarsal bone (FMTB). Morphometric data about this type of insertion is sparse, especially the relation between the two tendons, albeit the PT is suspected to contribute to stress fractures of the FMTB. Therefore, we examined this type of insertion to give detailed information on the tendons, the insertion points and the respective relations. METHODS We examined 27 lower extremities of embalmed human bodies (12 paired, 15 single sided; 12 right and 15 left) with a distinguishable PT with two tendons inserting to the FMTB (Olewnik IV). The specimens were obtained of an undergrad dissection program, which in turn obtained them from a body donation program. After dissection of the PT and photo documentation in situ, resection and measurement of morphological properties of the tendons were performed with the PT attached to the fifth metatarsal bone. RESULTS Results of the respective measurements yielded a wide range of variation, especially in the insertion point of the anterior tendon on the fifth metatarsal and the relation between the two tendons, but with no significant difference between sides or sex, except for the length of the posterior tendon between sex. The distance between the base of the FMTB and posterior tendon varies from 0 to 9 mm, with one outlier at 24 mm (mean = 3.9 ± 4.8 mm), the distance between the insertions from 0 to 15 mm (mean = 4.7 ± 4.7 mm), resulting in how far of the FMTB the anterior tendon reaches varying from 17 to 60 mm (mean = 39.6 ± 11.5 mm) or 22-98% (mean = 64 ± 19%). CONCLUSION Our findings give a detailed overview of the morphological features the PTT can have, when attached with two tendons to the FMTB. Especially the varying relationship between those two insertions and varying point of the anterior insertion are of interest, as they might support its complex role in the occurrence of fractures of the fifth metatarsal by providing different amounts of torsional stress and its tendons can be used as tendon-grafts.
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- Stefan Alexander Bauer
- Division of Anatomy, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Anatomy, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Anatomy, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
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Tudisca AM, Mosto C, Picasso MBJ. Muscle architecture of the hindlimb of Tyto furcata (Aves Strigiformes): Highlights in owl morphology. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2023; 306:2587-2596. [PMID: 36881545 DOI: 10.1002/ar.25192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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The American barn owl is a nocturnal bird of prey in which hind limb movements are a key factor in obtaining food; however, the architectural properties of its hind limb muscles have not been studied. This study sought to identify functional trends in the Tyto furcata hindlimb muscles by studying muscular architecture. The architectural parameters of the selected hip, knee, ankle, and digit muscles were studied in three specimens of the Tyto furcata and joint muscular proportions with an additional dataset were calculated. Previously published information on Asio otus was used for comparison. The flexor muscles of the digits had the highest muscle mass. Regarding architectural parameters, the main flexor of the digits (flexor digitorum longus) and the muscles that extend the knee and ankle joints (femorotibialis and gastrocnemius) showed a high physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA) and short fibers, allowing powerful digit flexion and knee and ankle extension. These mentioned features are in accordance with hunting behavior, in which prey capture is not only closely linked to the flexion of the digits but also to the movements of the ankle. During hunting, the distal hind limb is flexed and then fully extended at the moment of contact with the prey, whereas the digits are close to grasping the prey. The hip muscles showed a predominance of extensors over flexors, which were more massive, with parallel fibers and without tendons or short fibers. These features lead to a higher capacity to generate velocity to the detriment of forces, as indicated by the high values of the architectural index, their relatively low PCSA, and short or intermediate fiber length, which enhance the control of the joint positions and muscle length. Compared to Asio otus, Tyto furcata showed longer fibers; however, the relationship between fiber length and PCSA was similar for both species.
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- Alejandro M Tudisca
- División Zoología Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División Zoología Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- CONICET- División Zoología Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División Zoología Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- CONICET- División Zoología Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Natsis K, Tsakotos G, Triantafyllou G, Olewnik Ł, Zielinska N, Koutserimpas C, Totlis T, Piagkou M. Muscle interconnections in the anterior and posterior arm compartment: a cadaveric case series with possible clinical implications. Surg Radiol Anat 2023; 45:1111-1116. [PMID: 37468724 PMCID: PMC10514112 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-023-03209-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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PURPOSE The report describes four cases of accessory bundles (ABs) or fibers connecting the muscles of the anterior with the posterior arm compartment. The ABs morphology (pure muscular or musculofascial or musculoaponeurotic) is described emphasizing their attachment points, characterized as muscles' interconnections. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four formalin-embalmed donated male cadavers were dissected. RESULTS The muscles' interconnections were unilaterally identified. In the first case, the two ABs originated from the coracobrachialis muscle (CB), received fibers from the biceps brachii (BB), and were inserted into the triceps brachii (TB) medial head. The ABs created an arch over the brachial vessels and the median nerve (MN). In the second case, an accessory musculoaponeurotic structure was identified between CB and TB medial head and extended over the brachial vessels. In the third case, the myofascial ABs between the BB short head and the upper arm fascia, coursed anterior to the MN, the brachial artery, and the ulnar nerve, with direction to the TB medial head. In the fourth case, the three muscular ABs originating from the CB superficial and deep heads, in common with the BB short head, joined the upper arm fascia and the TB medial head and possibly entrapped the musculocutaneous nerve, the MN, and the brachial artery. CONCLUSION ABs or musculoaponeurotic extensions may predispose to complications due to their potential compression on nerves and vessels. Clinicians should consider the possible existence of such bridging variants between muscles, in the differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with ischemia, edema, or MN palsy symptoms.
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- Konstantinos Natsis
- Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Chair of Anatomy and Histology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Chair of Anatomy and Histology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, "251" Hellenic Air Force General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece.
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Piagkou M, Tsakotos G, Triantafyllou G, Koutserimpas C, Chytas D, Karampelias V, Pantekidis I, Triantafyllou A, Natsis K. Coracobrachialis muscle morphology and coexisted neural variants: a cadaveric case series. Surg Radiol Anat 2023; 45:1117-1124. [PMID: 37464221 PMCID: PMC10514118 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-023-03207-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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PURPOSE The current cadaveric case series evaluates the coracobrachialis muscle morphology, the related musculocutaneous nerve origin, course, and branching pattern, as well as associated adjacent neuromuscular variants. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-seven (24 paired and 3 unpaired) cadaveric arms were dissected to identify the coracobrachialis possible variants with emphasis on the musculocutaneous nerve course and coexisted neural variants. RESULTS Four morphological types of the coracobrachialis were identified: a two-headed muscle in 62.96% (17/27 arms), a three-headed in 22.2% (6/27), a one-headed in 11.1% (3/27), and a four-headed in 3.7% (1 arm). A coracobrachialis variant morphology was identified in 37.04% (10/27). A three-headed biceps brachii muscle coexisted in 23.53% (4/17). Two different courses of the musculocutaneous nerve were recorded: 1. a course between coracobrachialis superficial and deep heads (in cases of two or more heads) (100%, 24/24), and 2. a medial course in case of one-headed coracobrachialis (100%, 3/3). Three neural interconnections were found: 1. the lateral cord of the brachial plexus with the medial root of the median nerve in 18.52%, 2. the musculocutaneous with the median nerve in 7.41% and 3. the radial with the ulnar nerve in 3.71%. Duplication of the lateral root of the median nerve was identified in 11.1%. CONCLUSIONS The knowledge of the morphology of the muscles of the anterior arm compartment, especially the coracobrachialis variant morphology and the related musculocutaneous nerve variable course, is of paramount importance for surgeons. Careful dissection and knowledge of relatively common variants play a significant role in reducing iatrogenic injury.
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- Maria Piagkou
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, and Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, and Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, and Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, "251" Hellenic Air Force General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Basic Sciences Laboratory, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Peloponnese, Sparta, Greece
- European University Cyprus, Engomi, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, and Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, and Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, and Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Tuaño KR, Fisher MH, Franzoni DV, Iorio ML. Ulnar Nerve Compression at the Elbow Secondary to Intramuscular Lipoma of the Flexor Carpi Ulnaris: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect 2023; 13:01709767-202309000-00029. [PMID: 37535766 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.23.00108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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CASE A 62-year-old right-hand-dominant woman presented with 1 year of persistent radiating pain, weakness, and paresthesias in her left forearm and hand. Electromyography findings were significant for ulnar neuropathy distal to the branch innervating the flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU), without superimposed cervical radiculopathy or other focal entrapment neuropathy. During open ulnar nerve neurolysis, an intramuscular lipoma was encountered within the FCU. Lipoma excision and cubital tunnel release with ulnar nerve transposition were performed with complete relief of neuropraxia. CONCLUSION We demonstrate full neurologic recovery after intramuscular lipoma excision and cubital tunnel release. Although rare, anomalous anatomy and tissue overgrowth should remain on the differential for patients presenting with atypical neuropraxia.
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- Krystle R Tuaño
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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Chakravarthi KK, Sarvepalli A, Siddegowda SK, Nelluri V. Accessory heads of biceps brachii muscle its embryogenesis and clinical implications: Cadaveric study. Ann Afr Med 2023; 22:359-364. [PMID: 37417026 PMCID: PMC10445709 DOI: 10.4103/aam.aam_93_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Background Biceps brachii is an elongated two-headed fusiform muscle of the anterior compartment of the arm which crosses the shoulder as well as the elbow joint. It assists in flexion of the shoulder joint and elbow joint and powerful supinator of the forearm. It also assists in the abduction of the shoulder joint. Accessory heads of biceps brachii muscle not only give additional strength to the joints, at the same time, they may also simulate soft-tissue tumors that can result in neurovascular compression. Aims and Objectives Accordingly, the aim of this study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of accessory heads of biceps brachii muscle in human cadavers. Materials and Methods This study was conducted on 107 formalin embalmed human cadavers (male 62 and 45 female), and dissections were performed in accordance with the institutional ethical standards and the Indian Anatomy Act. Results Out of 107 cadavers, three-headed biceps brachii was noted in 18 cadavers (16.82%) associated with the unusual course of musculocutaneous nerve. Rare and unusual unilateral five-headed biceps brachii was noted in one male cadaver (0.93%). All accessory heads noted in this study were supplied by the separate branches of musculocutaneous nerve except the humeral head of five-headed biceps, which was supplied by the radial nerve. Conclusion Awareness of these anatomical variations, knowledge is necessary for radiologists, anesthetists, physiotherapists, and orthopedic surgeons to avoid complications during various radiodiagnostic procedures or surgeries of flexor deformities of the upper arm and forearm.
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- Kosuri Kalyan Chakravarthi
- Department of Anatomy, Varun Arjun Medical College and Rohilkhand Hospital, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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Budzikowski JD, Murray WM. Multi-sweep 3-dimensional ultrasound is accurate for in vivo muscle volume quantification, expanding use to larger muscles. J Biomech 2023; 151:111501. [PMID: 36905729 PMCID: PMC10081694 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Muscle volume is an important parameter in analyzing three-dimensional structure of muscle-tendon units. Three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) enables excellent quantification of muscle volume in small muscles; however, when a muscle's cross sectional area is larger than the field of view of the ultrasound transducer at any point along its length, more than one sweep is necessary to reconstruct muscle anatomy. Confounding image registration errors have been reported between multiple sweeps. Here, we detail imaging phantom studies used to (1) define an acquisition protocol that reduces misalignment in 3D reconstruction caused by muscle deformation, and (2) quantify accuracy of 3DUS for measures of volume when phantoms are too large to be fully imaged via a single transducer sweep. Finally, we (3) establish the feasibility of our protocol for in vivo measures by comparing biceps brachii muscle volumes using 3DUS and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Phantom studies indicate operator intent to use constant pressure across multiple sweeps effectively mitigates image misalignment, yielding minimal volume error (1.70 ± 1.30%). Intentional application of different pressure between sweeps replicated discontinuity observed previously, leading to larger errors (5.30 ± 0.94%). Based on these findings, we adopted a gel bag standoff and acquired in vivo images of biceps brachii muscles using 3DUS and compared this volume to MRI. We did not observe misalignment errors and there were no significant differences between imaging modalities (-0.71 ± 5.03 %), indicating 3DUS can reliably be used to quantify muscle volume in larger muscles requiring multiple transducer sweeps.
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- Jorie D Budzikowski
- Northwestern University, United States; Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, United States; Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital, United States
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- Northwestern University, United States; Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, United States; Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital, United States.
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Olewnik Ł, Zielinska N, Koptas K, Maślanka K, Ruzik K, Georgiev GP, Tubbs RS. Accessory part of the deltoid muscle. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2023; 83:226-230. [PMID: 36967626 DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2023.0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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The shoulder and arm region has numerous morphological variations. The deltoid muscle usually consists of three parts: anterior, middle and posterior. This case report describes a very rare deltoid muscle variant, an addition to the spinal part that is attached proximally at the infraspinatus fascia and the spine of the scapula. The distal attachment transforms directly into the brachialis muscle. Additional parts can affect the biomechanics and function of the joints significantly.
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- Łukasz Olewnik
- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna - ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ochsner Medical Centre, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Węgiel A, Zielinska N, Gołek Ł, Olewnik Ł. Two-headed extensor digitorum longus with coexisting additional tendinous slips. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2023; 83:231-234. [PMID: 36967625 DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2023.0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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The extensor digitorum longus is a source of much anatomic variation, mostly related with extra tendinous slips or their unusual insertions. This report describes a new configuration of the extensor digitorum longus with two heads and two main tendons which bifurcate into five slips. These slips undergo further divisions and establish connections between the each other. Our findings provide a greater insight into the intricacies of human morphology.
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- Andrzej Węgiel
- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
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Tuğtağ Demir B, Üzel M, Bilecenoğlu B. Clinical and variational evaluation of peroneus tertius muscle. Anat Sci Int 2023; 98:220-227. [PMID: 36315308 DOI: 10.1007/s12565-022-00690-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This research was conducted to define the typology of the peroneus tertius, which is considered to be a part of the musculus extensor digitorum muscle and plays a role in dorsiflexion and eversion of the foot. In addition, another aim of the study was to examine the relationship of the peroneus tertius with the extensor digitorum longus and to investigate the possible effects of the tendon/insertio properties of the peroneus tertius on the fifth metatarsal. In this study; classical anatomical dissection was performed on 30 lower limbs. In this study, various parameters related to muscle origin, insertion, tendon and muscle dimensions were measured. It has been found that PTM was absent in 26.6% of the specimens and in 23.3% (n = 7) of the cases PTM was directly originated from the EDL. In 56.7% of the specimens (n = 17), the PTM tendon was mutually inserted into the dorsomedial surface of the 5th metatarsal and dorsolateral of the 4th metatarsal, while in 10.0% of the specimens it has thin medial bands (2 × 1 mm) towards the 5th digit. At the end of the study, the PTM origin was categorized into three different types and PTM insertion was categorized into five different types. Variation of PTM, muscle morphology and tendon diameter are extremely important in terms of minimally invasive surgical technique. Since the accessory tendon must have the properties close to the tendon that will be replaced, we believe that the results of our research provide unique useful information to clinicians. This study is the cadaver research.
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- Berin Tuğtağ Demir
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Medipol Üniversitesi, Hacıbayram Mahallesi, Talatpaşa Bulvarı, No. 2, Altındağ, 06050, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Medipol Üniversitesi, Hacıbayram Mahallesi, Talatpaşa Bulvarı, No. 2, Altındağ, 06050, Ankara, Turkey
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Wang X, Ying Y, Pei M, Ma X, Sun Y, Wang Y, Li N. Calf circumference change and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling Chinese older people. Clin Nutr 2023; 42:277-281. [PMID: 36724725 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2023.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have described an association between single time point calf circumference (CC) and mortality. Evidence of associations between CC change and mortality is lacking. We aimed to determine the relationship between the CC change over time and all-cause mortality. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 906 participants in the 2014-2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Restricted cubic splines were used to analyze associations between the relative CC change (exposure) and all-cause mortality (primary outcome). When there was evidence of non-linearity, a piecewise Cox regression model was next fitted, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, health behaviours, health status and baseline CC. RESULTS The mean (SD) age was 83.8 (12.2) years old, and 50.2% (455/906) of participants were male. We observed a U-shaped association between the relative CC change (%) and all-cause mortality (P for non-linearity <0.001). Participants with stable CC over time had the lowest risk of death. After adjusting for covariates, when CC decreased over time, the hazard ratio per 10% higher in CC change was 1.32 (1.01-1.69). When CC increased over time, the hazard ratio per 10% higher in CC change was 1.35 (1.10-1.66). CONCLUSION Stable CC over time was associated with the lowest mortality risk. Our findings indicate the practical significance of monitoring CC change in older adult.
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- Xiaoxiao Wang
- Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China; School of Nursing, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
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- The Third Clinical Medical College, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
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- The Third Clinical Medical College, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Department of Cardiology and Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
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Antonopoulos I, Tsikouris G, Chrysikos D, Asouhidou I, Paraskevas G, Troupis T. Aberrant accessory abductor digiti minimi manus muscle: a rare anatomical variation. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2023; 83:221-225. [PMID: 36811135 DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2023.0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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The hypothenar muscle with the greatest frequency of variations is the abductor digiti minimi manus. Except for morphological variations of this muscle, have also been reported cases of an extra wrist muscle, the accessory abductor digiti minimi manus muscle. This case report presents a rare case of an accessory abductor digiti minimi muscle characterized by an unusual origin from the tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis. This anatomical variation was identified on a formalin - fixed male cadaver of Greek origin during routine dissection. This anatomical variation, which may result in Guyon's canal syndrome or complicate common wrist and hand surgical procedures such as the carpal tunnel release, should be known to orthopaedic surgeons and hand surgeons in particular.
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- Ioannis Antonopoulos
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
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Zielinska N, Tubbs RS, Karauda P, Vazquez T, Olewnik Ł. Very rare arrangement of the pes anserinus: potential clinical significance. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2023; 83:239-243. [PMID: 36811137 DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2023.0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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The pes anserinus superficialis is composed of the semitendinosus, gracilis and sartorius tendons. Normally, they all insert to the medial side of the tibial tuberosity, and the first two are attached superiorly and medially to the tendon of the sartorius muscle. During anatomical dissection, a new pattern of arrangement of tendons creating the pes anserinus was found. The pes anserinus comprised three tendons; the semitendinosus tendon was located superiorly to the gracilis tendon, and they both had distal attachments on the medial side of the tibial tuberosity. This seemed like the normal type, but the tendon of the sartorius muscle created an additional superficial layer, its proximal part lying just below the gracilis tendon and covering the semitendinosus tendon and a small part of the gracilis tendon. After crossing the semitendinosus tendon it is attached to the crural fascia significantly below the tibial tuberosity. Good knowledge of the morphological variations of the pes anserinus superficialis is necessary during surgical procedures in the knee region, especially anterior ligament reconstruction.
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- Nicol Zielinska
- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ochsner Medical Centre, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
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Zielinska N, Tubbs RS, Łabętowicz P, Olewnik Ł. Two variant muscles in the gluteal region. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2023; 83:235-238. [PMID: 36811138 DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2023.0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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The short lateral rotators of the thigh found in the gluteal region can have morphological variations. During anatomical dissection of a right lower limb, two variant structures were found in this region. The first of these accessory muscles originated from the external surface of the ramus of the ischium. Distally, it was fused with the gemellus inferior muscle. The second structure comprised tendinous and muscular parts. The proximal part originated from the external part of the ischiopubic ramus. It inserted on the trochanteric fossa. Both structures were innervated by small branches of the obturator nerve. The blood supply was via branches of the inferior gluteal artery. There was also a connection between the quadratus femoris and the superior part of the adductor magnus. These morphological variants could be clinically important.
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- Nicol Zielinska
- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ochsner Medical Centre, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
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Zielinska N, Tubbs RS, Balcerzak A, Olewnik Ł. A very rare case report: accessory head of the sartorius muscle. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2023; 83:244-249. [PMID: 36811136 DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2023.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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The sartorius muscle belongs to the anterior compartment of the thigh. Morphological variations of this muscle are very rare, few cases being described in the literature. An 88-year-old female cadaver was dissected routinely for research and teaching purposes. However, an interesting variation was found during anatomical dissection. The proximal part of the sartorius muscle had the normal course, but the distal part bifurcated into two muscle bellies. The additional head passed medially to the standard head; thereafter, there was a muscular connection between them. This connection then passed into the tendinous distal attachment. It created a pes anserinus superficialis, which was located superficially to the distal attachments of the semitendinosus and gracilis muscles. This superficial layer was very wide and attached to the medial part of the tibial tuberosity and to the crural fascia. Importantly, two cutaneous branches of the saphenous nerve passed between the two heads. The two heads were innervated by separate muscular branches of the femoral nerve. Such morphological variability could be clinically important.
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- Nicol Zielinska
- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ochsner Medical Centre, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
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Gabríková K, Kachlík D, Belbl M, Kunc V. An accessory muscle belly or an accessory muscle head? An unusual arrangement of muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm. Surg Radiol Anat 2023; 45:271-275. [PMID: 36695889 PMCID: PMC9981488 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-023-03084-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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PURPOSE Knowledge of the unusual arrangement of the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) muscle is important as the variable tendon may be a rare cause of carpal tunnel syndrome. METHODS During a routine dissection at the Department of Anatomy, an unusual formation of the FPL muscle was observed in a formalin embalmed Central European cadaver. RESULTS This report presents a variation of the FPL muscle, where the muscle split and formed a separate accessory head inserting into the first lumbrical muscle. Moreover, a tendinous interconnection was present between the FPL muscle tendon and the tendon of the aberrant muscle head. CONCLUSION The cases described by previous literature, concerning the Linburg-Comstock variation or the accessory head of the first lumbrical muscle originating from the FPL muscle, are closest to the present case. Such variation has a clinical significance ranging from the functional limitation of the thumb and index finger movement to the potential median nerve compression.
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- Klára Gabríková
- Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Plzenska 130/221, 150 06, Prague 5, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Plzenska 130/221, 150 06, Prague 5, Czech Republic
- Department of Health Care Studies, College of Polytechnics, Tolsteho 16, 586 01, Jihlava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Plzenska 130/221, 150 06, Prague 5, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Plzenska 130/221, 150 06, Prague 5, Czech Republic.
- Clinic of Trauma Surgery, Masaryk Hospital, Socialni Pece 3316/12A, 400 11, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.
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Deivasigamani S, Azad A, Yang SS. The Variable Insertional Anatomy of the Abductor Pollicis Longus: Functional Relevance and Relationship to Adjacent Thumb Extensors. Hand (N Y) 2023; 18:145-152. [PMID: 33789520 PMCID: PMC9806545 DOI: 10.1177/1558944721999734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The abductor pollicis longus (APL) is classically described as inserting on the base of the first metacarpal. This study analyzed APL insertional anatomy and quantified the size of various elements of the extensor side of the thumb to determine associations with size and function. METHODS Twenty-four formalin-preserved upper limbs were dissected. The insertional anatomy of the APL, extensor pollicis brevis, and extensor pollicis longus were characterized, and the capacity of APL tendon slips to perform palmar abduction of the first digit was quantified based on slip size and insertion. RESULTS The mean number of APL tendon slips observed was 2.3. Abductor pollicis longus insertion sites included the base of the first metacarpal, trapezium, abductor pollicis brevis, and opponens pollicis. Only 4 specimens had a solitary metacarpal slip, while 83% of specimens had insertions onto at least 1 thenar muscle. A total of 62.5% of APL tendons exhibited some form of branching that we categorized into "Y" and "Z" patterns. In assessing palmar abduction capacity, we found that APL tendon slips inserting into the base of the first metacarpal were larger in cross-sectional area than nonmetacarpal slips and reproduced complete palmar abduction of the digit in the absence of nonmetacarpal slips. The abduction capacity of APL tendon slips was not correlated to the cross-sectional area. CONCLUSIONS There is significant variability in APL tendon slips, branching patterns, and insertional anatomy. These findings provide further understanding of the function of the APL and its surgical implications.
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- NYU Langone Medical Center, New York
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Kozioł T, Chaba W, Janda P, Ochwat K, Pękala P, Balawender K, Walocha JA, Zarzecki MP. A three-headed piriformis muscle: an anatomical case study and narrative review of literature. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2022; 82:969-974. [PMID: 36573364 DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2022.0108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The piriformis muscle (PM) is found in the gluteal region, exiting the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen and dividing it into the suprapiriform and infrapiriform foramina. The piriformis works as part of the hip external rotator muscle group, and is responsible for rotation of the femur upon hip extension and abduction of the femur during flexion of the hip joint. The aim of the present report is to describe a very rare case of the primary three-headed PM. To the best knowledge of the authors, the said variant has not yet been described in the existing literature. The 71-year-old male formalin-fixed cadaver was subjected to routine dissection. After careful removal of the connecting tissue, three separate, primary heads of the PM were identified. The lower head of the PM arose from the middle part of the sacral bone; 87.56 mm long and 9.73 mm wide. The medial head was attached to the internal part of the posterior inferior iliac spine; 121.6 mm long and 20.97 mm wide. The upper head was attached to the external part of the posterior inferior iliac spine; 78.89 mm long and 23.94 mm wide. All heads converged into a common tendon which inserted onto the greater trochanter. The clinical importance of this work comes down to the fact that the aberrant PM may be the reason behind the piriformis syndrome and its associated symptoms. Moreover, knowledge regarding the variant anatomy of the PM is of immense importance to, e.g. anaesthesiologists performing computed tomography- or ultrasound-guided sciatic nerve injection for local anaesthesia, radiologists interpreting imaging studies, and surgeons, especially during posterior approaches to the hip and pelvis.
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- T Kozioł
- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Normal and Clinical Anatomy, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
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Chong Y, Li Z, Zhang D, Jin L, Chen C, Yu N, Long X. Ultrasonographic analysis of the calves for efficient botulinum toxin type A injection. J Cosmet Dermatol 2022; 21:4301-4306. [PMID: 35894831 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.15279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Large calves are considered unattractive. Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A), acting as a neurotoxin that reduces muscle contraction, is widely used in calf contouring. However, there lacks detailed anatomical data to guide clinical injection. OBJECTIVES This study aims to use ultrasonography to provide depth information of the calf muscles and determine the morphological types of the gastrocnemius muscle. METHODS Ultrasound scanning was performed at six sites on 40 Chinese adults. A real-time ultrasound scannerwas used to detect the depth of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle. RESULTS The thickness of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle was measured. The depth from the skin to the surface, the middle, and the bottom of the gastrocnemius muscle was measured. The morphology of gastrocnemius muscle was classified into four different types under ultrasound according to the muscle bulge pattern. CONCLUSION This study took ultrasonic measurements of Asian calves to guide accurate and effective BoNT-A injection in real clinical practice.
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- Yuming Chong
- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Moore BRS, Roloson MJ, Currie PJ, Ryan MJ, Patterson RT, Mallon JC. The appendicular myology of Stegoceras validum (Ornithischia: Pachycephalosauridae) and implications for the head-butting hypothesis. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0268144. [PMID: 36048811 PMCID: PMC9436104 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In this study, we use an exceptional skeleton of the pachycephalosaur Stegoceras validum (UALVP 2) to inform a comprehensive appendicular muscle reconstruction of the animal, with the goal of better understanding the functional morphology of the pachycephalosaur postcranial skeleton. We find that S. validum possessed a conservative forelimb musculature, particularly in comparison to early saurischian bipeds. By contrast, the pelvic and hind limb musculature are more derived, reflecting peculiarities of the underlying skeletal anatomy. The iliotibialis, ischiocaudalis, and caudofemoralis muscles have enlarged attachment sites and the caudofemoralis has greater leverage owing to the distal displacement of the fourth trochanter along the femur. These larger muscles, in combination with the wide pelvis and stout hind limbs, produced a stronger, more stable pelvic structure that would have proved advantageous during hypothesized intraspecific head-butting contests. The pelvis may have been further stabilized by enlarged sacroiliac ligaments, which stemmed from the unique medial iliac flange of the pachycephalosaurs. Although the pubis of UALVP 2 is not preserved, the pubes of other pachycephalosaurs are highly reduced. The puboischiofemoralis musculature was likely also reduced accordingly, and compensated for by the aforementioned improved pelvic musculature.
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- Bryan R. S. Moore
- Ottawa Carleton Geoscience Center and Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Carleton Geoscience Center and Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Ottawa Carleton Geoscience Center and Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Beaty Centre for Species Discovery and Palaeobiology section, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Carleton Geoscience Center and Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Carleton Geoscience Center and Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Beaty Centre for Species Discovery and Palaeobiology section, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Colonna MR, Piagkou M, Monticelli A, Tiengo C, Bassetto F, Sonda R, Battiston B, Titolo P, Tos P, Fazio A, Costa AL, Galeano M, Porzionato A, De Caro R, Cucinotta F, Anastasopoulos N, Papadopulos NA, Geuna S, Natsis K. Lumbrical Muscles Neural Branching Patterns: A Cadaveric Study With Potential Clinical Implications. Hand (N Y) 2022; 17:839-847. [PMID: 33349041 PMCID: PMC9465795 DOI: 10.1177/1558944720963881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lumbrical muscles originate in the palm from the 4 tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus and course distally along the radial side of the corresponding metacarpophalangeal joints, in front of the deep transverse metacarpal ligament. The first and second lumbrical muscles are typically innervated by the median nerve, and third and fourth by the ulnar nerve. A plethora of lumbrical muscle variants has been described, ranging from muscles' absence to reduction in their number or presence of accessory slips. The current cadaveric study highlights typical and variable neural supply of lumbrical muscles. MATERIALS Eight (3 right and 5 left) fresh frozen cadaveric hands of 3 males and 5 females of unknown age were dissected. From the palmar wrist crease, the median and ulnar nerve followed distally to their terminal branches. The ulnar nerve deep branch was dissected and lumbrical muscle innervation patterns were noted. RESULTS The frequency of typical innervations of lumbrical muscles is confirmed. The second lumbrical nerve had a double composition from both the median and ulnar nerves, in 12.5% of the hands. The thickest branch (1.38 mm) originated from the ulnar nerve and supplied the third lumbrical muscle, and the thinnest one (0.67 mm) from the ulnar nerve and supplied the fourth lumbrical muscle. In 54.5%, lumbrical nerve bifurcation was identified. CONCLUSION The complex innervation pattern and the peculiar anatomy of branching to different thirds of the muscle bellies are pointed out. These findings are important in dealing with complex and deep injuries in the palmar region, including transmetacarpal amputations.
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- National and Kapodistrian University of
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Sakamoto M. Estimating bite force in extinct dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of jaw adductor muscles. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13731. [PMID: 35846881 PMCID: PMC9285543 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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I present a Bayesian phylogenetic predictive modelling (PPM) framework that allows the prediction of muscle parameters (physiological cross-sectional area, A Phys) in extinct archosaurs from skull width (W Sk) and phylogeny. This approach is robust to phylogenetic uncertainty and highly versatile given its ability to base predictions on simple, readily available predictor variables. The PPM presented here has high prediction accuracy (up to 95%), with downstream biomechanical modelling yielding bite force estimates that are in line with previous estimates based on muscle parameters from reconstructed muscles. This approach does not replace muscle reconstructions but one that provides a powerful means to predict A Phys from skull geometry and phylogeny to the same level of accuracy as that measured from reconstructed muscles in species for which soft tissue data are unavailable or difficult to obtain.
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Szewczyk B, Konschake M, Podgórski M, Zielinska N, Markanicz M, Borowski A, Olewnik Ł. A proposal for a new classification of the long head of the biceps brachii. Surg Radiol Anat 2022; 44:963-970. [PMID: 35788885 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-022-02961-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The anterior compartment of the arm consists of three muscles: the biceps brachii, brachialis and coracobrachialis. The aim of the present study was to characterize possible variations in the morphology of the proximal attachments of the long head of the biceps brachii and to propose an accurate classification of the area which can be useful for planning surgical procedures and planning rehabilitation in the region. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty (40 left and 40 right, 40 female, 40 male) upper limbs fixed in 10% formalin solution were examined. RESULTS The main tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii demonstrated three types of attachment. The most common type, Type I (53.75%), was characterized by a single attachment only for the supraglenoid tubercle. Type III (33.75%) was characterized by a single attachment to the glenoid labrum. Type II (12.5%) was characterized by a double attachment to the glenoid labrum and the supraglenoid tubercle. Additionally, two types of the accessory tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii were identified (Type A-B). Type A (14 cases) was attached to the capsule of the humeral joint, and Type B (six cases) was attached to the greater tubercle of the humerus. CONCLUSION The long head of the biceps brachii is characterized by high morphological variability. The new classification proposes three types of proximal attachment (I-III), with two types of accessory long head of the biceps brachii (A-B) tendon. A thorough understanding of the morphological variability of the long head of the biceps brachii is necessary when planning arthroscopic procedures or even planning rehabilitation procedures.
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- Bartłomiej Szewczyk
- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Clinical and Functional Anatomy, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Orthopaedics and Paediatric Orthopaedics Department, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
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Suchanecka M, Siwek K, Ciach J, Eicke K, Tarkowski V. Typology of flexor carpi radialis muscle in human fetuses. Folia Med Cracov 2022; 62:5-17. [PMID: 36088589 DOI: 10.24425/fmc.2022.141687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The musculus flexor carpi radialis (FCR) is a muscle with an important function for the mechanics and physiology of the hand. Its isolation during intrauterine development occurs relatively late, which may result in the presence of high variability during the fetal period. The aim of this study is to determine the detailed typology of FCR in the fetal period based on the available material. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 114 human fetuses (53 female, 61 male) aged between 117.0 and 197.0 days of fetal life were included in the study. The research material was derived from the collections of the Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Wrocław. Fetuses were stored in typical conservation solvents. The study incorporated the following methods: anthropological, preparational, and image acquisition, which was obtained using an innovative digital microscope. Statistical analysis was performed using R software. RESULTS The typology of FCR was determined based on the characteristics of the distal attachment of the investigated muscle. The statistical analysis revealed a predominance of type I in the examined fetal material - the attachment located on metacarpal bone II (about 82% of cases). Type IV (attachment to the 4th metacarpal bone) occurs with a frequency of less than 10% and the remaining types II and III occur with a frequency of 4-6%. The statistical analysis did not reveal bilateral or dimorphic differences in the prevalence of each FCR type. In respect of the collected anthropometric parameters, no statistically significant dimorphic differences were revealed. For a more complete description, the FCR proportionality index was introduced. The mean value of this index was 0.6 and was independent of the side or sex of the analyzed fetus. CONCLUSIONS FCR in the fetal period is characterized by a stable course in both the proximal and distal attachments.
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- Małgorzata Suchanecka
- Division of Anatomy, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinical and Dissecting Anatomy Students Scientific Club, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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Chaba W, Popovchenko S, Shafarenko K, Piagkou M, Walocha JA, Depukat P, Zarzecki MP. Extensor digitorum muscle tendon to the index finger from the extensor carpi radialis brevis: a cadaveric case report. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2022; 82:740-744. [PMID: 35607876 DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2022.0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The forearm extensor compartment is known for its wide variability in terms of muscle origin, number of tendons and their distal insertion. The index finger on its dorsal aspect is the typical place of insertion of the two tendons of the extensor digitorum (ED-index) and of the extensor indicis. Being acquainted with their anatomy is of immense importance to orthopaedic surgeons in the treatment of e.g., de Quervain's syndrome. The current report presents a rare finding of the ED-index tendon arising from the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB). A routine dissection revealed their fused course from the lateral epicondyle of humerus, though separate from the extensor carpi radialis longus. The ED-index muscle belly separated from the ECRB, 119 mm distal to the lateral epicondyle. The distal insertion point of the ED-index was located radially to that of the extensor indicis. The deep branch of the radial nerve and the recurrent interosseous artery supplied the ED-index. No other musculotendinous variations were encountered neither on the ipsilateral nor the contralateral upper limb of the cadaver. This study presents in detail a tendon of the ED-index arising from the ECRB, a knowledge that can be applied namely in the lateral epicondylitis treatment or approach to the ulnar nerve at the level of the elbow. Extensive depiction of both the proximal and distal attachment points of the muscles, their course and dimensions is indispensable to attain the best patient outcomes and avoid iatrogenic injuries.
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- W Chaba
- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
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Li T, Xie J, Shuai P, Huang J, He B. Dietary patterns, skeletal muscle mass loss, and cardiovascular risk among elderly men: A preliminary cross-sectional study in Sichuan province. Environ Res 2022; 208:112719. [PMID: 35033553 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
The present study investigated the correlation between dietary patterns (DPs) with skeletal muscle mass (SMM) and cardiovascular risks in Sichuan males aged ≥65-years-old. Three major DPs were extracted by principal component analysis: animal-based and processed food, traditional food, and ovo-lacto vegetarian food, which accounted for 14.83%, 14.36%, and 11.86% of the variance, respectively. Adjusted logistic regression analysis showed that animal-based and processed food DP was positively associated with overweight/obesity(OR: 3.25, 95% CI: 1.94-5.46) and dyslipidemia(OR: 3.53, 95% CI: 2.00-6.22). Traditional DP was negatively associated with overweight/obesity(OR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.36-0.72), dyslipidemia(OR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.35-0.75), and high blood pressure(OR: 0.54, 95% CI: 0.38-0.77), but positively associated with decreased SMM (OR: 2.21, 95% CI: 1.36-3.16). Ovo-lacto vegetarian DP was negatively associated with dyslipidemia (OR: 0.56, 95% CI: 0.39-0.81) and hyperuricemia (OR: 0.56, 95% CI: 0.39-0.79), but positively associated with decreased SMM (OR: 1.57, 95% CI: 0.74-2.32). How to choose the best DP to control the cardiovascular risks and fight skeletal muscle loss needs further investigation in the future.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tingxin Li
- Department of Health Management & Institute of Health Management, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, China; Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, 610072, China
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- Department of Health Management & Institute of Health Management, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, China; Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, 610072, China
| | - Ping Shuai
- Department of Health Management & Institute of Health Management, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, China; Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, 610072, China
| | - Jie Huang
- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, China.
| | - Baoming He
- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, China.
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