Scapular/Shoulder Region Flashcards
The Shoulder Girdle consists of
Scapula, coracoid process, sternal process, manubrium, greater tubercle, lesser tubercle
Sternoclavicular articulation
Synovial, saddle
Acromioclavicular articulation
Synovial, plane
Glenohumeral articulation
Synovial, ball/socket
Bony landmarks of humerus
Capitulum, trochlea, surgical neck, anatomical neck, greater tubercle, lesser tubercle, intertubercular sulcus
What is the acromioclavicular joint reinforced by?
Acromioclavicular ligament and coracoclavicular ligament (trapezoid and conoid ligaments)
Movements of the glenohumeral joint
Flexion, extension, medial rotation, lateral rotation, adduction, abduction, circumduction (F, E, AD, AB)
What does the synovial sheath wrap around?
Tendon of long head of biceps brachii
What is the biceps tendon held in place by?
Transverse humeral ligament on supraglenoid tubercle
What does the biceps tendon + transverse humeral ligament form?
Joint capsule
Trapezius innervation, attachment, function
Innervation: spinal accessory nerve
Attachment: upper nuchal line, clavicle
Function: depress, abduct, elevate
Latissimus dorsi innervation, attachment, and function
Innervation: thoracodorsal nerve
A: intertubercular sulcus
F: medially rotate, extend, adduct
Deltoid innervation, function, testing
Innervation: axillary nerve
Function: medially rotate
Testing: abduct against resistance
Rotator cuff muscles
Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis
Most commonly injured rotator cuff muscle
Supraspinatus
Separation (AC joint dislocation)
Involves injury to AC joint, complete separation involves rupture of acromioclavicular and coracoclavicular ligaments
Bursitis
inflammation of subdeltoid or subacromial bursa
What can be torn when trying to carry too much?
Supraspinatus tendon
Drop arm test
ask patient to lower arm from 90 degrees of abduction; failure to lower the arm in a smooth, controlled fashion or with pain suggests a tear of the supraspinatus tendon
What does a dislocation of glenohumeral joint sacrifice?
Stability of the joint
Most shoulder dislocations occur…
Anteriorly, anterior inferior
Anterior dislocation (95%) description
Often tears joint capsule, and detaches labrum, can result in a compression fracture of the humeral head, may injure axillary or radial nerve or compress axillary artery
Posterior dislocation description
Can compress posterior circumflex humeral artery
What are infraspinatus and supraspinatus innervated by
Suprascapular nerve