2024年10月8日 · In thin individuals, it is visible under the skin. The clavicle has three main functions: Attaches the upper limb to the trunk as part of the ‘shoulder girdle’. Protects the underlying neurovascular structures supplying the upper limb. Transmits force from the upper limb to the axial skeleton.

2012年4月27日 · Radiography of Clavicle is routinely done in radiology department in both AP and AP axial projection. Fracture and dislocation is demonstrated if present. Clavicle can be palpated in the medial aspect of jagular nocth and in lateral aspect of acromioclavicular joint above in your patients shoulder.

2023年3月23日 · The clavicle AP cephalic angulation view is a standard projection part of the clavicle series and is often used in conjunction with the AP clavicle view. This projection straightens out the clavicle and projects most of it above the scapula and second and third rib. It can help to determine angulation of fractures and dislocation 1.

2023年7月24日 · The clavicle is a sigmoid-shaped long bone with a convex surface along its medial end when observed from cephalad position. It serves as a connection between the axial and appendicular skeleton in conjunction with the scapula, and each of these structures forms the pectoral girdle.[1]

Your clavicle (collarbone) is a long, slightly curved bone that connects your arm to your body. You’ll find one on both sides of the base of your neck. The bones help keep your shoulder blade in the correct position as you move.

2021年10月25日 · As stated, the clavicle is located at the neck’s base and across the rib cage’s upper part. It sits between the shoulder blade ( scapula ) and breastbone (sternum), connecting the pectoral or shoulder girdle to the axial skeleton .

2023年9月14日 · The clavicle is an elongated, S-shaped bone that rests horizontally at the sternum across the upper part of the ribcage, and the acromial end of the scapula.

Located directly above the first rib, it acts as a strut to keep the scapula in place so that the arm can hang freely. At its rounded medial end (sternal end), it articulates with the manubrium of the sternum (breastbone) at the sternoclavicular joint.

2025年1月28日 · The clavicle is located in the upper thorax, extending horizontally between the sternum and the scapula. [2] . Medially, it articulates with the manubrium of the sternum at the sternoclavicular joint, and laterally, it connects to the acromion of the scapula at the acromioclavicular joint.

2024年7月21日 · It can be requested as part of a concentrated radiograph to assess for metastasis or multiple myeloma. It is seldom conducted in isolation, often part one of the two part clavicle series.