InjuriesoftheClavicle,AcromioclavicularJointandSternoclavicularJointAndrewH
Schmidt,MDT
McElroyCreatedMarch2004•“S”-shapedbone•Medial-sternoclavicularjoint•Lateral-acromioclavicularjointandcoracoclavicularligaments•Muscleattachments:–Medial:sternocleidomastoid–Lateral:Trapezius,pectoralismajorClavicle•Diarthrodialjointbetweenmedialfacetofacromionandthelateral(distal)clavicle
•Containsintra-articulardiskofvariablesize
•Thincapsulestabilizedbyligamentsonallsides:–ACligamentscontrolhorizontal(anteroposterior)displacement–SuperiorACligamentmostimportantACJoint•Coracoclavicularligaments–“Suspensoryligamentsoftheupperextremity”–Twocomponents:•Trapezoid•Conoid–StrongerthanACligaments–ProvideverticalstabilitytoACjointDistalClavicleMechanismofInjuryModerateorhigh-energytraumaticimpactstotheshould