Coracoclavicular ligament

Coracoclavicular ligament

The left shoulder and acromioclavicular joints, and the proper ligaments of the scapula.

Glenoid fossa of right side.
Details
From coracoid process
To clavicle
Identifiers
Latin ligamentum coracoclaviculare
Dorlands
/Elsevier
l_09/12492010
TA A03.5.03.004
FMA 26029

Anatomical terminology

The Coracoclavicular Ligament serves to connect the clavicle with the coracoid process of the scapula.

It does not properly belong to the acromioclavicular joint articulation, but is usually described with it, since it forms a most efficient means of retaining the clavicle in contact with the acromion. It consists of two fasciculi, called the trapezoid ligament and conoid ligament.

These ligaments are in relation, in front, with the Subclavius and Deltoideus; behind, with the Trapezius. The coracoclavicular ligament is the strongest stabilizer of the AC joint.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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