Muscular attachments along the medial border of the scapula

The authors described in this report the mode of attachments of muscles along the medial border of the scapula, as seen in sixty adult Indians. The levator scapulae, rhomboideus major and minor muscles comprise of double folds at the scapular end. The posterior folds of the levator scapulae and the rhomboideus minor muscles were attached to the dorsal surface of the medial border of the bone opposite the supraspinous fossa and the root of the spine respectively, while their anterior flaps gained attachment on the costal surface of the border at the level of the root of the scapular spine. The latter muscle reached much lower than the former. The rhomboideus major muscle was attached on the medial border of the scapula opposite the infraspinous fossa and could be traced to the dorsal surface of the bone just above the inferior angle. All the three muscles overlapped the costal surface of the serratus anterior fascia for about three centimeters. The fasciae of the muscles merged with each other along a straight line joining the free margins of their costal flaps. The serratus anterior muscle surrounds the superior and inferior angles of the scapula and is thus attached to both the surfaces of the bone at these sites.