Trapezoid ligament
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| Ligament: Trapezoid ligament | ||
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| The left shoulder and acromioclavicular joints, and the proper ligaments of the scapula. (Trapezoid visible at center top.) | ||
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| Glenoid fossa of right side. | ||
| Latin | ligamentum trapezoideum | |
| Gray's | subject #82 315 | |
| From | coracoid process (scapula) | |
| To | trapezoid line (clavicle) | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12493465 | |
The trapezoid ligament, the anterior and lateral fasciculus, is broad, thin, and quadrilateral: it is placed obliquely between the coracoid process and the clavicle.
It is attached, below, to the upper surface of the coracoid process; above, to the oblique ridge on the under surface of the clavicle.
Its anterior border is free; its posterior border is joined with the conoid ligament, the two forming, by their junction, an angle projecting backward.
External links
- Trapezoid+ligament at eMedicine Dictionary
- SUNY Figs 10:02-05
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