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  2. Acromioclavicular ligament - Wikipedia

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    Superior acromioclavicular ligament [ edit ] This ligament is a quadrilateral band, covering the superior part of the articulation, and extending between the upper part of the lateral end of the clavicle and the adjoining part of the upper surface of the acromion .

  3. Acromioclavicular joint - Wikipedia

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    Inferior acromioclavicular ligament This ligament is somewhat thinner than the preceding; it covers the under part of the articulation, and is attached to the adjoining surfaces of the two bones. It is in relation, above, in rare cases with the articular disk; below, with the tendon of the supraspinatus

  4. Shoulder - Wikipedia

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    The shoulder joint, also known as the glenohumeral joint, is the major joint of the shoulder, but can more broadly include the acromioclavicular joint. In human anatomy, the shoulder joint comprises the part of the body where the humerus attaches to the scapula, and the head sits in the glenoid cavity. [1]

  5. Separated shoulder - Wikipedia

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    A separated shoulder, also known as acromioclavicular joint injury, is a common injury to the acromioclavicular joint. [2] The AC joint is located at the outer end of the clavicle where it attaches to the acromion of the scapula. [2] Symptoms include non-radiating pain which may make it difficult to move the shoulder.

  6. Acromion - Wikipedia

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    Together with the coracoid process, it extends laterally over the shoulder joint. The acromion is a continuation of the scapular spine, and hooks over anteriorly. It articulates with the clavicle (collar bone) to form the acromioclavicular joint. [1]

  7. Shoulder impingement syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Such causes can be bony structures such as subacromial spurs (bony projections from the acromion), osteoarthritic spurs on the acromioclavicular joint, and variations in the shape of the acromion. Thickening or calcification of the coracoacromial ligament can also cause impingement. Loss of function of the rotator cuff muscles, due to injury or ...

  8. Axillary joints - Wikipedia

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    The acromioclavicular joint, is the joint at the top of the shoulder. It is the junction between the acromion (part of the scapula that forms the highest point of the shoulder) and the clavicle. [1] It is a plane synovial joint. The acromioclavicular joint allows the arm to be raised above the head.

  9. Category:Ligaments of the upper limb - Wikipedia

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    Acromioclavicular ligament; ... Collateral ligament of interphalangeal joints of hand; ... Inferior transverse ligament of scapula;