Deltoid tuberosity
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| Bone: Deltoid tuberosity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Left humerus. Anterior view. (Deltoideus labeled at center right.) | ||
| Latin | tuberositas deltoidea humeri | |
| Gray's | subject #51 211 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | t_21/12829141 | |
The deltoid tuberosity is the region on the shaft of the humerus to which the the deltoid muscle attaches.
- Deltoid tubercle (on clavicle)
- Norman/Georgetown lesson1bonesofpostshoulder
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- Morgan S, Furry K, Parekh A, Agudelo J, Smith W (2006). "The deltoid muscle: an anatomic description of the deltoid insertion to the proximal humerus.". J Orthop Trauma 20 (1): 19-21. PMID 16424805.