Shoulder + Elbow Flashcards
Shoulder Joint Type
Synovial ball and socket
Shoulder Ball
Humeral head
Shoulder Socket
Glenoid Fossa
Glenoid Labrum Role
Softens and slightly deepens the shoulder socket
Glenoid labrum is an extension of what standard part of a synovial joint
Articular cariltage
Sacciform bulges is an extension of what standard part of a synovial joint
Synovial membrane
Bursae is an extension of what standard part of a synovial joint
Synovial Fluid
When is the shoulder capsule the tightest
Arm abducted
Extracapsular Shoulder Ligament
Coracoacromial
Capsular Shoulder Ligaments
Coracohumeral, transverse humeral, glenohumeral
Coracoacromial Ligament Forms _____ arch
Superior (therefore prevents superior dislocation)
Coracohumeral ligament reinforces _______ allowing you to passively _______
Superiorly, hang your arm
Transverse Humeral ligament spans
Greater tubercle to lesser tubercle
Transverse humeral ligament role
Holds biceps in place
Glenohumeral ligaments are # ____ thickenings on the _______ aspect of the shoulder
3 weak, inferior-anterior
Most common shoulder dislocation
Anterior-inferior
Why shoulder superior dislocation uncommon
Coracoacromial and coracohumeral lig
Why posterior shoulder dislocation uncommon
Muscles (if muscles immobilised eg epilepsy, electric shock then common)