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ReviewAnatomy & cell biology2025

The trochlea for the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle: a review.

Xander du Plooy, Yuki Kunisada, Juan J Cardona, Yoko Tabira, Kathleen Carol Bubb, Kazzara Raeburn, Soichiro Ibaragi, Joe Iwanaga, R Shane Tubbs

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Xander du PlooyTulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7274-5261
Yuki KunisadaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6356-0740
Juan J CardonaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4148-5687
Yoko TabiraDivision of Gross and Clinical Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6040-5136
Kathleen Carol BubbAnatomy Division, Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7228-9894
Kazzara RaeburnDepartment of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2322-9148
Soichiro IbaragiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2897-1231
Joe IwanagaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-7952
R Shane TubbsDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1317-1047

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review explores the novel perspective that the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle may function as an anatomical trochlear pulley system within the human body, challenging the traditional understanding of trochlear systems. While widely recognized trochlear units include structures like the medial part of the humerus and the superior oblique muscle of the orbit, the review focuses on the unique anatomical arrangement of the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle in connection with the anterior and posterior bellies of the digastric muscles. Despite current debates within the anatomical community about labeling the digastric muscles as having a trochlea, this paper delves into the scientific definition of a trochlear pulley system, presenting the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle as a potential trochlea.

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AnatomyDigastric musclesFasciaIntermediate tendonTrochlea

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PMID39809586
PMCPMC12178700

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