Shoulder Flashcards
What is the shoulder complex consists of?
3 Bony Articulations
3 Functional Joint
20 Muscles
What are the 3 Bony Articulations of the shoulder complex?
SC Sternoclavicular
AC Acromioclavicular
GH Glenohumeral
What are the 3 Functional Joints of the shoulder complex?
Scapulothoracic
Suprahumeral
Bicipital groove
What are the two factors thats being inversely accounted for when studying the function of the shoulder complex?
Stability vs Mobility
What joint is the only bony attachment of the clavicle, scapula, and upper extremity to the axial skeleton?
Sternoclavicular Joint
What are the two articulation for Sternoclavicular Joint?
Medial end of clavicle
Manubrium of the sternum
What type of joint is Sternoclavicular Joint?
Synovial Saddle-Joint
How many DOF does Sternoclavicular Joint?
2-3 DOF
When does Sternoclavicular Joint become close-packed position?
Abducted to 90 degrees
How can you describe the joint surfaces of sternoclavicular joints?
SC joints are incongruent
What structure does the Sternoclavicular joint contain that increases it’s congruency?
Fibrocartilaginous disc or meniscus
What are the 4 functions of Sternoclavicular joint’s Fibrocartilaginous disc or meniscus?
- Increase Congruency
- Absorb medially directed forces
- Divide into 2 separate cavities
- Act like a hinge or pivot point during motion, complex set of motions
What does the SC joint’s articulating surfaces look like?
2 saddle-shaped surfaces
SC joint’s Joint Space is what shape and what direction is it open?
Wedge-shaped and open superiorly
The mechanical axes for motion of Sternoclavicular articulating surfaces is near the attachment of what ligament?
costoclavicular ligament