Glenohumeral And Hip Joints Flashcards
Explain glenohumeral joint
Ball head of humerus and socket glenoid cavity of scapula
Unstable like egg and spoon but great mobility
Hip joint explained
Ball head of femur and socket acetabulum of hip
Stable but limited mobility
Eenture weight upper body transmitter through hip and femur
Movement at glenohumeral and hip joints
Flexion and extension
Abduction and addiction
Medial and lateral rotation
Circumspection
Shape of bony surfaces of glenohumeral joint
Glenoid fossa shallow with glenoid labrum attached to edge which depends socket and helps stabilise
Humerus head 1/3 of sphere only 1/3 in contact with glenoid fossa
Held in place by rotator cuff muscles (SITS)
Surfaces covered by hyaline cartilage(synovial)
Ligaments at glenohumeral joint
Intrinsic (both anterior)
Glenohumeral weak
Transverse humeral which supports biceps tendon
Extrinsic (both superior)
Coracoacromial
Coracohumeral
There are no ligamentous support posteriorly or inferiorly
What is the coracoacromial arch
Coracoid process
Acromion
Coracoacromial ligament
Prevents superior displacement of humerus
GH joint capsule
Loose attaching medially to glenoid fossa margin and labrum
Laterally attaches to anatomical neck of humerus
Capsule encloses proximal attachment of long head of biceps
Openings in the GH joint
Biceps tendon passes through to its insertion
Synovial membrane passes through capsule anteriorly to form subscapularis bursa
Bursa protects subscapularis tendon from being damaged by edge of glenoid
What’s the most common dislocation of GH joint
Subcoracoid dislocation
(Anterior dislocation)
Dislocated in abduction
Axillary nerve and circumflex humeral artery at risk
Bursae at GH joint
Bursae are sac like cavities bear joint which contain synovial fluid
Subscapularis bursa communicates with joint cavity
Bursitis - inflammation of bursae lead to degenerative changes in tendons resulting in difficulty initiating movements for example if supraspinatus tendon affected there is an inability to initiate abduction
Muscles of scapular region
Superficial - lat dorsi (trunk to humerus) and trapezius (trunk to scapula)
Deep - (trunk to scapula) rhomboids and levator scapulae
Scapular (intrinsic shoulder muscles - scapula to humerus) - deltoid, teres major and SITS - supraspinatus infraspinatus teres minor and subscapularis
What are the rotator cuff muscles
Superspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis
What muscles bring about scapulothoracic movement
Trapezius
Rhomboids
Levator scapular
What are rotator cuff muscles and how do they work
Short powerful muscles that stabilise joint by pulling head of humerus into glenoid fossa
Tone of muscles is major stabilising factor at GH joint
What is job of supraspinatus
First 15’ of abduction (deltoid then takes over up to 90)
What does infraspinatus do
Lateral rotation
what does teres minor do
Lateral rotation
What does subscapularis do
Media rotation
What rotator cuff muscles are posterior scapula
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Attach to greater tuberosity of humerus
How are rotator cuff muscles supplied
Supraspinatus and infraspinatus are supplied by suprascapular nerve
Teres minor supplied by axillary nerve
Subscapularis supplied by subscpualr nerves of posterior cord
Where does subscapularis rotator cuff attach
Anterior scapular muscle attaches to subscapular fossa and attaches to lesser tuberosity of humerus
What muscles attach the upper limbs to the scapula
Deltoid
Teres major
Triceps
4 rotator cuffs
Landmark of teres major
Divides axilla from arm
Posterior wall of axilla
Teres major attachments
Lateral margin of scapula to medial lip of bicipital groove of humerus
What supplies teres major
Lower subscapular nerve
What is function of teres major
Addicts and medially rotates humerus
Attachments of deltoid
Clavicle acromion and spine of scapula to deltoid tuberosity of humerus
Supply of deltoid
Axillary nerve
What does deltoid do
Abducts arm but requires supraspinatus to initiate first 15’
Flexes and medially rotates the arm (clavicles head)
Extend and laterally rotate arm (spinal part)
Where does tricpes brachii do and where does it attach
Long head attaches to infraglenoid tubercle of scapula to ulna
Assists in stabilising addicted GH joint
Where does coracobrachialis attach and what does it do
Attaches to coracoid process of scapula to middle 1/3 of humerus
Resists dislocation of shoulder joint
Movement of GH joint and muscles which do it
Flexion - Pec major and deltoid Extension - deltoid (back) Lateral rotation - infraspinatus Medial rotation - subscapularis Adduction - Pec major and latissimus dorsi Abduction - deltoid