title: Aberrant attachment of orbicularis oculi: case report.
abstract: A morphological peculiarity was observed in the form of an aberrant lateral bony attachment of the orbital part of the Orbicularis oculi muscle on the zygomatic bone, during routine dissection of a cadaver of an adult male of Indian origin. Fibers of this part of the muscle are not known to show any lateral attachment on bone. This paper discusses the presentation, probable embryological cause and clinical implications of this unusual finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi -110 002, India. sehgalritu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kaul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002102:Cadaver; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000473:pathology*