Joints & ligaments
Interclavicular ligament
Ligamentum interclaviculare
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Trunk, Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Sternoclavicular joint
DescriptionUnreviewed
The interclavicular ligament is a flattened band, which varies considerably in form and size in different individuals, it passes in a curved direction from the upper part of the sternal end of one clavicle to that of the other, and is also attached to the upper margin of the sternum.
It is in relation, in front, with the integument and Sternocleidomastoid muscles; behind, with the Sternothyreoid muscles.
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Names
- Latin
- Ligamentum interclaviculare
- English
- Interclavicular ligament
- French
- Ligament interclaviculaire
- Spanish
- Ligamento interclavicular
- Portuguese
- Ligamento interclavicular