Superior transverse scapular ligament
| Superior transverse scapular ligament | |
|---|---|
acromioclavicular joints, and the proper ligaments of the scapula. | |
| Details | |
| From | coracoid process |
| To | suprascapular notch |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum transversum scapulae superius |
| TA98 | A03.5.01.003 |
| TA2 | 1741 |
| FMA | 25950 |
| Anatomical terminology] | |
The superior transverse ligament (transverse or suprascapular ligament[1]) converts the suprascapular notch into a foramen or opening.
It is a thin and flat fascicle, narrower at the middle than at the extremities, attached by one end to the base of the coracoid process and by the other to the medial end of the scapular notch.
The suprascapular nerve always runs through the foramen; while the suprascapular vessels cross over the ligament in most of the cases.[2][3]
The suprascapular ligament can become completely or partially
ossified. The ligament also been found to split forming doubled space within the suprascapular notch.[4]
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 317 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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