Upper extremity joints Flashcards
shoulder complex
Four articulations involving
sternum, clavicle, ribs, scapula, and humerus
Sternoclavicular joint
Saddle type synovial joint
Functions as a ball and socket
Articular disc connecting medial end of clavicle to the first costal cartilage and sternum
Thickening of the fibrous capsule form the anterior and posterior sternoclavicular ligaments
Costcoclavicular ligament
First rib and it’s costal cartilage to the anterior margin of the medial end of the clavicle
bloos supply of the sternoclavicular
Internal thoracic and suprascapular arteries
nerve supply of a sternoclavicular joint
Branches of medial supraclavicular nerve (C3,C4)
Nerve to subclavius (C5, C6)
sternoclavicular joint injuries
Less than 5% of shoulder girdle injuries are SC joint fractures, or dislocations
more common in children and adolescents
High energy mechanisms
Most cases involve the medial and the clavicle displaced anteriorly
Most treated non-operatively
Acromioclavicular joint
Plane synovial joint
Junction of lateral end of clavicle to the acromion process of Scapula
Coracoclavicular ligament
Strengthens lateral end of the clavicle by attaching to clavicle
Two parts trapezoid, and conoid
blood supply of acromioclavicular joint
Suprascapular and thoracoacromial arteries
nerve supply of acromioclavicular joint
Lateral pectoral and axillary nerves
scapular dyskinesia
alteration in the normal position or motion of Sscapula during couple scapulohumeral movements
Present and 68 to 100% of shoulder injuries
Clinicians, observe, scapular, motion, and congruence during self-directed upper extremity movements
Scapular dyskinesia Kibler types
type 1- inferior angle prominence
Type 2- medial border prominence
Type 3- superior border prominence
Type 4- symmetrical normal
Scapulothoracic joint
not a true synovial joint
Muscular joint between convex surface of posterior thoracic cage, and concave surface of anterior Scapula
Glenohumeral joint
ball and socket synovial joint
Head of humerus and glenoid fossa
Both surface is covered by hyaline cartilage
Glenoid labrum deepens shallow socket of glenoid fossa for better fit
Superior portion of labrum blends with the tendon of long head of biceps brachii
slap tear
Superior labrum anterior to posterior tear
May occur due to
motor vehicle accident
Fall on outstretched arm
Forceful pull on arm
Rapid or forceful movement of arm
Shoulder dislocation
Glenohumeral joint capsule
fibrous capsule thing and loose allowing for wide ROM
lined by synovial membrane
extension of capsule from versa about the shoulder
intrinsic ligaments of the GH joint
Glenohumeral ligaments
transverse humeral ligament
Coracohumoral ligament
Glenohumeral ligaments
Three fibrous bands found only on the internal aspect of the capsule
They radiate laterally from the supraglenoid tubercle into three bands, superior, middle and inferior
They function to strengthen the anterior capsule of the joint
transverse humeral ligament
Attaches from the greater to lesser tubercle, converting the groove into a canal
Maintains the position of the long head of the biceps tendon in the bicipital groove, and the synovial sheath
coracohumeral ligament
extending from the base of the coracoid to the anatomical neck of the humerus
Functions to strengthen the superior part of the capsule
Coracoacromial ligament
Extrinsic ligament
Spans from the coracoid process to the acromion process
Helps form the coracoacromial arch which protects the humerus from superior displacement
Acromion, coracoid, and coracoacromial ligament form the arch
Subscapular bursa
located between subscapularis tendon and the neck of the scapula
Extension of the synovial capsule
subtendinois bursa
Extension of the synovial capsule under the transverse humoral ligament for protection of the long head of the biceps brachii tendon
Subacromial bursa
between acromion and supraspinatus tendon
Extends between deltoid, and the proximal end of the humerus to form the subdeltoid bursa
Glenohumeral joint blood supply
Anterior and posterior circumflex, arteries and branches from the suprascapular artery
Glenohumeral nerve supply
Suprascapular, lateral pectoral and axillary nerve supply the glenohumeral joint
painful arc for acromioclavicular
170° to an 180