Bicipital Groove Attachments
The structure indicated is the intertubercular sulcus of the humerus.
Bicipital groove attachments. The bicipital groove is typically 4 6 mm deep 1. 50 in their study which included 25 patients who. Upperlimb bicipital groove pectoralis major teres major latissimus dorsi. Its attachments are limited superior to the epiphysial line.
It contains the tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii muscle which is ensheathed in a synovial reflection of the. This is the smaller protuberance of two that sit on either side of the bicipital groove see above. Lesser tubercle of humerus. By enclosing the canal of the bicipital groove it functions to hold the long head of the biceps tendon within the bicipital groove.
Attachments subscapularis fossa of scapula. Surgical treatments of the biceps tendon may be considered. The superior pubic ramus is a part of the pubic bone which forms a portion of the obturator foramen. This is the anterior surface of the scapula it faces the rib cage.
3 it is now known that full subluxation of the biceps tendon out of the bicipital groove is most commonly associated with partial or complete subscapularis tendon ruptures. It s medial to the groove and smaller. The intertubercular sulcus also known as the intertubercular groove or bicipital groove is a groove separating the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus. The bicipital groove also known as the intertubercular sulcus or sulcus intertubercularis is the indentation between the greater and lesser tuberosities of the humerus that lodges the biceps tendon.
Bicipital groove intertubercular sulcus of humerus lies between greater lesser tubercles of humerus and transmits long head of biceps. Attachments of muscles near it posted by medic the lady between two majors teres major attaches to medial lip of groove pectoralis major to lateral lip of groove latissimus lady is on floor of groove between the 2 majors. It s the under side of the scapula. It also transmits a branch of the anterior humeral.
The most common treatments for biceps tendon problems include a biceps tenotomy and a biceps tenodesis. The tendon of the long head of the biceps muscle runs in this groove and attaches on the supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula. Login or register to post comments 25043 reads. The obturator foramen along with the ilium and.