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The shoulder girdle is comprised of which four joints? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Sternoclavicular (S/C)
Acromioclavicular (A/C)
Glenohumeral (G/H)
Scapulothoracic Articulation (S/T)
Sternoclavicular joint is what kind of joint - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Complex saddle joint
Increases the congruity of the highly irregular joint
surfaces - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Sternoclavicular joint
articular disc
Ligaments of the sternoclavicular joint - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ SC ligament, interclavicular, Costoclavicular
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Achieved by placing the arm down at the side of the
body - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Loose packed position of
the SC joint
Achieved through maximum shoulder elevation, when the
GH joint exceeds greater than 110° of flexion or
abduction. The clavicle must upwardly rotate to achieve
this. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Closed packed position of
the SC joint
Conditions of the SC joint - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Osteoarthritis, sprain, dislocation, all are not that
common, clavicular fracture is most likely
With ankylosis of a SC joint shoulder elevation is
severely limited to approximately 19° - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Osteoarthritis
Can be very serious injury may require open reduction
surgery - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Posterior dislocation of
SC joint
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Most common dislocation, usually occurs due to direct
trauma to the side of the shoulder, such as an impact or
a fall, typically benign - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Anterior
dislocation with superior medial displacement of SC joint
Acromioclavicular joint is what kind of joint? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Planer joint with incongruent
surfaces
High degree of variability between individuals and
within individuals - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Articular disc
of the AC joint
Ligaments of the AC joint - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Coracoclavicular ligament comprised of coronoid and
trapezoid ligaments, and AC ligament
Achieved by bringing the GH joint into 90° of abduction
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ AC joint closed packed position
This position is debatable - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Loose
packed position of the AC joint
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Conditions of the AC joint - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Osteoarthritis, osteolysis, AC joint dislocation or shoulder
separation
Resorption of the subchondral bone of the distal clavicle,
can be due to trauma or repetitive stress - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Osteolysis
Common mechanism of injury is direct impact to the
lateral aspect of shoulder or a fall on outstretched hand,
graded on damage to ligaments and displacement of
clavicle, six types of grades of separation, grades 4 to
6 are variations of grade 3 - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ AC
joint dislocation or shoulder separation
One of the most mobile joints - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Glenohumeral
The glenohumeral joint is what type of joint - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Ball and socket joint
The head of the humerus articulates with what. To form
the GH joint - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Glenoid fossa