Upper Limb 1 Flashcards
What is the name of the shoulder joint?
The glenohumeral joint
The middle portion of the clavicle is positioned anterior or posterior?
Being S-shaped it moves forward in an anterior aspect
The medial portion (Sternal end) of the clavicle is positioned anterior or posterior?
Posterior
The lateral portion (acromial end) of the clavicle is positioned anterior or posterior?
Anterior
What is the role of the conoid ligament?
It binds the conoid tubercle of the clavicle to the coracoid process of the scapula
Which part of the clavicle is weakest?
The middle 1/3rd
What is the Allman classification used for?
Specifying the type of clavicle fracture:
> Group I = Middle 1/3rd
> Group 2 = Lateral 1/3rd
> Group 3 = Middle 1/3rd
In terms of the scapula what aspect forms the shoulder joint?
The glenoid fossa
What does the spine of the scapula continue on to form?
The Acromian of the scapula
What is the name of the fossa superior to the spine of the scapula?
The supraspinous fossa
What is the name of the fossa inferior to the spine of the scapula?
The infraspinous fossa
What is found at the superior aspect of the glenoid fossa?
The supraglenoid tubercle
What is found at the inferior aspect of the glenoid fossa?
The infraglenoid tubercle
What is the projection of the scapula found on the anterior surface?
The coracoid process
What is the fossa of the scapula found on the anterior surface?
The sub scapular fossa
What are the joints of the clavicle?
1) The Sternoclavicular
2) The acromioclavicular
What type of joint is the sternoclavicular?
Synovial saddle joint
What is the fear aspect of the scapula known as?
The blade of the scapula
What type of joint is the acromioclavicular?
Synovial plane
How does the clavicle articulate with the scapula?
At the acromian forming the acromioclavicualr joint
What is the ring of fibrocartilage surrounding the glenoid fossa called?
The glenoid/acetabular labrum
What is the role of the glenoid labrum?
The ring of fibrocartilage surrounding the glenoid fossa allows a wider and deeper joint increasing its stability.
Which ligament is found between the acromian and the coracoid process?
The coraco-acromial ligament
Which ligament(s) fix the clavicle to the coracoid process?
1) Trapezoid (In front)
2) Conoid (Behind)