Sternoclavicular articulation

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Sternoclavicular articulation
Sternoclavicular articulation. Anterior view.
Sternoclavicular articulation visible near center but not labeled.
Latin articulatio sternoclavicularis
Gray's subject #81 313
MeSH Sternoclavicular+Joint
Dorlands/Elsevier a_64/12161562

The sternoclavicular articulation is a double arthrodial joint. The parts entering into its formation are the sternal end of the clavicle, the upper and lateral part of the manubrium sterni, and the cartilage of the second rib, visible from the outside as the suprasternal notch. The articular surface of the clavicle is much larger than that of the sternum, and is invested with a layer of cartilage, which is considerably thicker than that on the latter bone.

The ligaments of this joint are:

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.

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Joints and ligaments of upper limbs
Shoulder sternoclavicular: anterior sternoclavicular - posterior sternoclavicular - interclavicular - costoclavicular

acromioclavicular: acromioclavicular - coracoclavicular (trapezoid, conoid) - coracoacromial - superior transverse scapular - inferior transverse of scapula

glenohumeral: coracohumeral - glenohumeral (superior, middle, and inferior) - transverse humeral - glenoid labrum
Elbow proximal radioulnar, humeroradial, humeroulnar: ulnar collateral - radial collateral - annular - oblique cord
Forearm distal radioulnar: volar radioulnar - dorsal radioulnar
wrist/radiocarpal: palmar radiocarpal - dorsal radiocarpal - ulnar collateral - radial collateral
Hand intercarpal, midcarpal: pisohamate ligament - pisometacarpal ligament

carpometacarpal: dorsal carpometacarpal - palmar carpometacarpal

intermetacarpal: deep transverse metacarpal - superficial transverse metacarpal

metacarpophalangeal, interphalangeal


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