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The sternoclavicular joint or sternoclavicular articulation is a synovial saddle joint between the manubrium of the sternum, and the clavicle, and the first costal cartilage. The joint possesses a joint capsule , and an articular disc , and is reinforced by multiple ligaments.
The anterior sternoclavicular ligament is a broad band of fibers attached to the clavicle above, and to the manubrium below. The ligament overlies the anterior (front) surface of sternoclavicular joint .
Sternoclavicular ligament can refer to: Anterior sternoclavicular ligament (ligamentum sternoclaviculare anterius) Posterior sternoclavicular ligament (ligamentum ...
The posterior sternoclavicular ligament is a band of fibers, covering the posterior surface of the sternoclavicular joint. It is attached above to the upper and back part of the sternal end of the clavicle, and, passing obliquely downward and medialward, is fixed below to the back of the upper part of the manubrium sterni.
The articular disc of the sternoclavicular joint is flat and nearly circular, interposed between the articulating surfaces of the sternum and clavicle.. It is attached, above, to the upper and posterior border of the articular surface of the clavicle; below, to the cartilage of the first rib, near its junction with the sternum; and by its circumference to the interclavicular and anterior and ...
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said on Thursday that Brown had a "good chance" to play after he underwent surgery in September to repair a dislocated sternoclavicular joint in his shoulder that he ...
Brown suffered a sternoclavicular shoulder joint injury in the Chiefs' preseason opener in August. The initial plan was to rehab and return, but he didn't heal as well as first hoped and underwent ...
The costoclavicular ligament, also known as the rhomboid ligament or Halsted's ligament, is a ligament of the shoulder girdle.It is short, flat, and rhomboid in form. It is the major stabilizing factor of the sternoclavicular joint and is the axis of movement of the joint, especially during elevation of the clavicle.