Anatomy of Shoulder Flashcards
Sternoclavicular Joint
- classification
- articular surfaces (2)
- ligaments and fibrous capsule (4 ligaments)
- movements (df, types)
- resting position
- closed packed position
- capsular pattern
- classification: complex joint (disk)
- -mechanically bi-axial saddle joint
- -anatomically ball-and-socket joint (lax capsule and flexible disk) - articular surfaces
- -clavicle (sternal end): convex vertically and slightly concave anterior-posteriorly
- -sternum: clavicular notch/facet of manubrium: concave vertically and convex anterior-posteriorly - ligaments and fibrous capsule: disk, SCM reinforces it
- -anterior sternoclavicular ligaments
- -posterior sternoclavicular ligaments
- -interclavicular ligaments:
- -costoclavicular ligament - movements: 3 degrees of freedom [elevation with retraction, depression with protraction]
- resting position: arm at side
- closed packed position: arm abducted to 90 degrees
- capsular pattern: pain with extrenes of motion
Shoulder Complex/girdle Joints
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- Sternoclavicular (SC)
- Acromioclavicular (AC)
- Scapulothoracic (ST)
- Glenohumeral (GH)
- Suprahumeral
- Costosternal
- Costovertebral
- Bicipital Groove
SC Joint Classification
classification: complex joint (disk)
- -mechanically bi-axial saddle joint
- -anatomically ball-and-socket joint (lax capsule and flexible disk)
SC Joint Articular Surfaces
articular surfaces
- -clavicle (sternal end): convex vertically and slightly concave anterior-posteriorly
- -sternum: clavicular notch/facet of manubrium: concave vertically and convex anterior-posteriorly
SC joint: ligaments and fibrous capsule
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ligaments and fibrous capsule: disk, SCM reinforces it
- -anterior sternoclavicular ligaments
- -posterior sternoclavicular ligaments
- -interclavicular ligaments:
- -costoclavicular ligament (clavicle to 1st rib, important)
SC joint Movement
- -DF
- -caudal and cranial
- -dorsal and ventral
- -rotation
movements: 3 degrees of freedom [elevation with retraction, depression with protraction
movement of the clavicle
- clavicle moves with its convex surface for caudal and cranial directions about a sagittal axis
- —elevation 45-60 degrees
- —depression 5 degrees
- clavicle and disk move with concave surface for ventral and dorsal directions about a vertical axis
- —protraction 15 degrees
- —retraction 15 degrees
rotation of clavicle about its own longitudinal axis: 30-50 degrees (to elevate the arm)
SC resting position
resting position: arm at side
SC closed packed position
closed packed position: arm abducted to 90 degrees
SC Capsular Pattern
capsular pattern: pain with extrenes of motion
SC joint Disk
disk subdivides joint into 2 secondary cavities
- -attachment above to the upper and posterior borders of articular surface of clavicle
- -below to the cartilage of the 1st rib near its junction with the sternum and circumferentially to the fibrous capsule
what muscle helps to reinforce the SC joint?
SCM
Anterior sternoclavicular ligaments
above to upper and front part of sternal end of clavicle, passes obliquely downwards and medially
below to the front of upper part of manubrium sterni and more laterally to the first costal cartilage
posterior sternoclavicular ligament
attached posterior aspect of sternal end of clavicle
passes obliquely downwards and medially to back of the upper part of the manubrium sterni
interclavicular ligament
unites upper part of the sternal ends of both clavicles with some fibers attached to the upper margin of the manubrium
costoclavicular ligament
consists of anterior and posterior laminae attached below to the upper surface of the 1st rib and the adjacent part of its cartilage and above to the margins of the impression on the inferior surface off the medial end of the clavicle;
fibers of anterior laminae directed upward and laterally
fibers of posterior lamina directed upwards and medially
bursa between the two laminas
degrees of freedom at SC joint
3 degrees of freedom functionally
–usually: elevation with retraction; depression with protraction
Degrees of Movement at SC Joint: Clavicle
Caudal and Cranial Direction: clavicle moves with its convex surface about sagittal axis; elevation 45-60 degrees; depression 5 degrees
Ventral and Dorsal Direction: clavicle moves with concave surface about vertical axis; protraction 15 degrees; retraction 15 degrees
rotation: rotation of clavicle around its own longitudinal axis: 30-50 degrees
AC Joint
- classification
- articular surfaces
- ligaments and fibrous capsule
- movements
- resting position
- closed packed position
- capsular pattern
- AC joint classification: anatomically simple joint, mechanically compound plane gliding joint, functionally a ball and socket joint (because of lax capsule and disk when present)
- articular surfaces: acromion, clavicle, articular disk
- fibrous capsule surrounds the articular margins, a. acromioclavicular ligament, b. coracoclavicular ligament
- movements: abduction/adduction (sagittal axis), winging (vertical axis), tilting of inferior angle away from chest wall as in protraction (long axis through clavicle)
- resting position: arm at side
- closed packed position: upwards rotation of scapula with arm abduction-narrows thoracic inlet as does horizontal adduciton of the arm
- capsular pattern: pain with elevating arm or with horizontal adduction, limited full extension
AC joint classification
anatomically simple joint
mechanically compound plane gliding joint
functionally ball and socket joint because of lax capsule and disk
AC Joint Articular Surfaces
antero-medial border of acromion: flat and slightly convex (authors disagree), facing anteriorly/medially/and superiorly
inferior aspect of clavicle: flat and slightly convex facing inferiorly, posteriorly and laterally
articular disc (1/3 of population): occupies upper part of articulation and only partially separates the articular surfaces, rarely divides the joint completely
Acromioclavicular ligament
of SC joint
covers superior part of joint, extends between upper part of acromial end of clavicle and adjoining part of upper surface of acromion
AC Joint Biomechanics
ASK
Sagittal Axis: abduction/adduction (upward/downward rotation) of lower end of scapula around the chest wall = 20-30 degrees
Vertical Axis: winging scapula: vertebral border of scapula moves away from the chest wall = 30-50 degrees
Long Axis through clavicle: tilting of inferior angle away from the chest wall as in protraction = 30 degrees
coracoclavicular ligament
Primary supported of the AC joint (acromioclavicular joint)
2 parts separated by fat or bursa
trapezoid: attached below to upper surface of coracoid process and above to trapezoid line on inferior surface of clavicle
conoid: (triangle shape): attached at its apex to medial and posterior edge of root of coracoid process just in front of scapular notch; base is attached to conoid tubercle on inferior surface of clavicle and to a short length of clavicle medial to conoid tubercle
Scapulothoracic Movements (3)
Elevation and Depression
Retraction and Protraction
Downward and Upward Rotation
AC Joint Resting Position
arm at side
AC Joint Closed Packed Position
upward rotation of the scapula with arm abduction narrows the thoracic inlet, as does horizontal adduction of the arm
AC Capsular Pattern
pain with elevating arm or with horizontal adduction, limited full extension
Scapulothoracic joint vs articulation
not a true joint/ ST articulation riding of scapula on posterior thoracic wall
ST doesnt have a capsular pattern or a closed packed position, but its resting position is arm at side
Ligaments of ST Joint
coracoacromial ligament: apex attached to the edge of the acromion, just in front of the articular surface for the clavicle and base is the whole length of the lateral border of the coracoid process
superior transverse (scapular) ligament: converts the scapula notch into a foramen and sometimes is ossified, attached to base of coracoid process and medial end of scapular notch [if ossify can get nerve conduction issue-rotator cuff issues bc suprascapular nerve]
coracoacromial ligament
arch over humeral head, block superior translation
apex attached to the edge of the acromion, just in front of the articular surface for the clavicle
and base is the whole length of the lateral border of the coracoid process
transverse humeral ligament
forms roof over bicipital groove to hold long head of biceps tendon into the groove
superior transverse scapular ligament
converts scapular notch into a foramen and is sometimes ossified
attach to base of coracoid process and medial end of scapular notch
This notch is converted into a foramen by the superior transverse scapular ligament, and serves for the passage of the suprascapular nerve, sometimes the ligament is ossified. (can cause issue)
GH Joint
- classification
- articular surfaces
- ligaments
- biomechanics
- resting position
- closed packed position
- capsular pattern
- classification: anatomically and mechanically: simple ball and socket joint (multiaxial, synovial, ball and socket joint)
- articular surfaces: head of humerus, glenoid cavity (glenoid labrum),
- ligaments: capsule, superior band, middle band, inferior band, coracohumeral ligament, transverse humeral ligament
- movements: 3 degrees of freedom
- -flexion/extension
- -abduction/adduction
- -external rotation/internal rotation - resting position: position of maximal laxity: 55 degrees abduction, 30 degrees horizontal adduction
- closed packed position: full abduction and external rotation
- capsular pattern: external rotation > abduction > internal rotation
GH Joint Type
anatomically and mechanically a simple ball and socket joint
GH Joint Articular Surfaces
head of humerus–covered with hyaline cartilage faces superiorly, medially, and posteriorly convex ovoid surface that approximates a spherical shape much larger than glenoid cavity
glenoid cavity (glenoid labrum) glenoid cavity of scapula: hyaline cartilage faces laterally, anteriorly, slightly superiorly, biconcave transversely and vertically but irregular.
glenoid
glenoid labrum fibrocartilagenous _ attach to margin _ glenoid cavity to slightly widen and appreciably deepen cavity
glenoid is 1/2 as long and 1/3 as wide as head of humerus. lit more than 1/3 of the humerus contacts cavity at any one time. stability achieved through muscles, tendons, and capsule.
read netter on ball and plate joint vs ball and socket joint
head of the humerus
- what direction it faces
- shape of surface
- faces superiorly, medially, and posteriorly
- convex ovoid surface
- when relaxed the humerus sits centered in the glenoid cavity, when contracted of rotator cuff muscles it translates anteriorly, posteriorly, inferiorly, superiorly based on the movement.