Anterior sternoclavicular ligament

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Anterior sternoclavicular ligament
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Sternoclavicular articulation seen from front (anterior sternoclavicular ligament labeled at upper left)
Details
From Sternum (manubrium)
To Clavicle
Identifiers
Latin ligamentum sternoclaviculare anterius
TA98 A03.5.04.003
TA2 1754
FMA 26011
Anatomical terminology

The anterior sternoclavicular ligament is a broad band of fibers attached to the clavicle above, and to the manubrium below. The ligament overlies the anterior (front) surface of sternoclavicular joint. [1]

Contents

Anatomy

Attachments

It is attached superiorly to the anterosuperior aspect of the sternal end of the clavicle, and inferiorly to the anterosuperior aspect of the manubrium of the sternum as well as the first costal cartilage. [2] The ligament passes obliquely inferomedially from its superior attachment to its inferior attachment. [1]

Relations

This ligament is covered by the sternal portion of the sternocleidomastoideus and the integument. The joint capsule, disc, and two synovial membranes are situated posterior to the ligament. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 313.
  2. ↑ Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice. Susan Standring (Forty-second ed.). [New York]. 2021. p. 900. ISBN   978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC   1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)


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