MUSCULATURE ORIGINATING FROM THE LATERAL EPICONDYLE OF THE HUMERUS LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

The literature review of the present study demonstrated that the musculature that originates from the lateral epicondyle of the humerus is of complex architecture and still difficult to understand in its entirety. Through the analysis of articles from the last five years, we concluded that the muscles that have their origin there may present anatomical variations of 0.36% to 35% in muscle and/or tendon structure. Reports describe four other muscles that did not exist in classical architecture that may be present in this region. This is of paramount importance in the surgical programming of this region, aiming at its integral composition and possible variations.