Ligaments in the shoulder connect your humerus to your shoulder blade (also called the scapula). They also connect the clavicle, or collarbone, to the top of your shoulder blade. When these get ...

The sternoclavicular ligaments connect the sternum to the clavicle, while the costoclavicular ligaments stretch from the first rib to the clavicle. Dislocation.Dislocation happens when the two ...

Treatment remains controversial for Allman/Tossey type III injuries (ie, disruption of the coracoclavicular ligaments and greater than 100% superior displacement of the clavicle), with some ...

Each specimen consisted of a clavicle, the acromioclavicular joint, the coracoclavicular and coracoacromial ligaments, and the scapula. All specimens were free of significant acromioclavicular ...

There are also several ligaments that connect the scapula to the humerus (arm bone) and to the clavicle (collarbone). Clavicle: The collarbone. The clavicle is anchored on one end to the sternum ...

It attaches to these bones with tough, flexible, fibrous bands of connective tissue (ligaments). There are also six muscles that either originate from or insert to the clavicle. Clavicles are the ...

Zach Mettenberger is no stranger to injury. The AC joint marks the location where the clavicle—the collarbone—meets the acromion, a bony extension of the shoulder blade. The AC ligament ...