The pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in the primary reconstruction of oro-facial defects.
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A. Canaganayagam, B.D.S., F.D.S.R.C.S. (ED.), AM. Professor of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. muscle that extends from the front of the chest to the humerus. 3 It arises from three heads, the upper from the medial half of the front of the clavicle, the second head from the anterior surface of the sternum and upper six costal cartilages, forming the bulk of the muscle, and the third component arises from the aponeurosis of the external oblique which overlies the junction of the fascia of serratus anterior and rectus abdominis muscles. This muscle is inserted to the lateral lip of the bicipital groove of the humerus. The arrangement of the tendon and the muscle fibres is such that, the sternal component inserts posterior to the clavicular component at the humerus, thereby producing the rounded anterior axillary fold.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 38 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983