Original article
English
N. Jeyaseelan 1, M. Gupta 2
1-Department of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, G.S.P.L.A.J. 2-Department ofAnatomy. University College of Medical Sciences, Shahadra, Delhi, 32, India
Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 15. January/July 1992:43-46
Abstract
The attachment of the inferior belly of the omohyoid muscle is highly variable. In 58.5 7% of cases arises from the scapular notch, in 20% of cases from scapular notch and superior trans verse scapular ligament, in 8.57% of cases from scapular notch, superior transverse ligament and clavicle, in 5.71% of cases from clavicle only, in 2.85% of cases from coracoclavicular ligament and clavicle and in 4.28% of cases it is completely absent. The thick muscular inferior belly of omohyoid attached to the clavicle could cause confusion during operative procedures such as in lymph node biopsy involving minimal exposure.
Keywords: Variations in the Origin of Inferior Belly of Omohyoid Muscle
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