Shimane Journal of Medical Science

Shimane University Faculty of Medicine
ISSN :0386-5959(in print)
ISSN :2433-2410(online)

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Shimane Journal of Medical Science 3 1
1979-06-01 発行

High Percentage of Appearance of the M. sternalis in Shimane Inhabitants

Nakamura, Kazushige
Inomata, Kenichiro
Sugioka, Kozo
Yoshioka, Takafumi
Horie, Miki
Umetani, Takehiro
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The m. sternalis, one of the variations of the muscles on the surface of the fascia pectoralis, was observed in 14 cases among 49 cadavers dissected at Shimane Medical University in 1978-79.
The appearance of this muscular variation was at a high percentage (28.5%) compared with reports from other areas of Japan.Among the Chinese, the incidence is 21.9%.
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