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  2. Glenoid fossa - Wikipedia

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    The glenoid fossa of the scapula or the glenoid cavity is a bone part of the shoulder.The word glenoid is pronounced / ˈ ɡ l iː n ɔɪ d / or / ˈ ɡ l ɛ n ɔɪ d / (both are common) and is from Greek: gléne, "socket", reflecting the shoulder joint's ball-and-socket form. [1]

  3. Mandibular fossa - Wikipedia

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    The mandibular fossa, also known as the glenoid fossa in some dental literature, is the depression in the temporal bone that articulates with the mandible. Structure

  4. Rotator cuff - Wikipedia

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    In other words, without the rotator cuff, the humeral head would ride up partially out of the glenoid fossa, lessening the efficiency of the deltoid muscle. The anterior and posterior directions of the glenoid fossa are more susceptible to shear force perturbations, as the glenoid fossa is not as deep relative to the superior and inferior ...

  5. Glenoid labrum - Wikipedia

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    The glenoid labrum (glenoid ligament) is a fibrocartilaginous (but not fibrocartilage, as previously thought) structure attached around the rim of the glenoid cavity on the shoulder blade. The shoulder joint is considered a ball-and-socket joint .

  6. Fossa (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, a fossa (/ ... Glenoid fossa; Supraspinous fossa; Infraspinous fossa; Subscapular fossa; Cubital fossa (a.k.a. Antecubital fossa or chelidon) Olecranon fossa;

  7. Dislocated shoulder - Wikipedia

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    A dislocated shoulder is a condition in which the head of the humerus is detached from the glenoid fossa. [2] Symptoms include shoulder pain and instability. [2] Complications may include a Bankart lesion, Hill-Sachs lesion, rotator cuff tear, or injury to the axillary nerve. [1]

  8. Glenolabral articular disruption - Wikipedia

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    The glenoid cartilage underneath the labrum in the glenohumeral (GH) joint is disrupted by glenolabral articular disruption. [5] The articulation of the humeral head inside the glenoid fossa of the scapula forms the GH joint itself, which is a synovial ball and socket joint.

  9. Glenoid tubercles - Wikipedia

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    The Latin terms supra and infra meaning above and below respectively refers to the tubercles location in relation to the glenoid cavity. The Latin term glenoid meaning socket or cavity refers to the glenoid cavity. [1] The glenoid tubercles serves as attachment points for the long heads of the biceps brachii and the triceps brachii muscles.