title: Sternalis muscle revisted in South Indian male cadaver: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sternalis/rectus sternalis is a rare muscle found in the chest wall. Only 3-5% of the cases are found world wide.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here we report the case of Sternalis in the 60-year-old South Indian male cadaver. This report discusses the origin, orientation, relations of this muscle.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Importance of the knowledge of the presence of these rare muscles in clinical diagnosis and therapeutic implications is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Centre for Basic Sciences, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University Manipal, Karnataka India-576104. kummigames@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kumar M R
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Bhagath Kumar
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Potu
authors.forename: Siddaraju
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gowda