caa a22 4500 463199871 CHVBK 20180405153109.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00276-007-0219-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00276-007-0219-z Surgical and clinical anatomy of the interclavicular ligament [Elektronische Daten] [R. Shane Tubbs, Marios Loukas, John Slappey, William McEvoy, Sanjay Linganna, Mohammadali Shoja, W. Jerry Oakes] Dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint can be associated with life-threatening complications; therefore, a thorough knowledge of the ligaments contributing to sternoclavicular joint stability is essential for the clinician dealing with this anatomical area. The aim of our study was to examine the anatomy of the interclavicular ligament. We examined 50 human cadavers. The interclavicular ligament was identified in 90% of the specimens. The interclavicular ligament was located at the base of the sternal notch in 50% of the cases and connected the superior portions of the capsule of the sternoclavicular joints of each side. The interclavicular ligament connected with the posterior superior aspect of each medial end of the clavicle and with the fibers of the posterior and anterior interclavicular ligaments forming a continuous ligamentous layer. The mean length of this ligament was 2.1cm, the mean width was 0.72cm and the mean thickness was 0.36cm. With the elevation of the shoulder joint and the abduction of the humerus, the interclavicular ligament remained lax. With the depression of the shoulder joint and the adduction of the humerus, this ligament became fully taut. As a result, the interclavicular ligament prevented the upward displacement of the clavicle during forceful depression of the humerus and the shoulder. The tensile force necessary for failure was >53.7N/cm2 in all the specimens. These data may be useful to surgeons for instituting techniques for surgical procedures that reconstruct the sternoclavicular joint. Moreover, a future study aimed at evaluating the long-term consequences of surgical transection of this ligament may be in order. Springer-Verlag, 2007 Anatomy nationallicence Upper extremity nationallicence Sternum nationallicence clavicle nationallicence Sternoclavicular joint nationallicence Ligaments nationallicence Interclavicular ligament nationallicence Shane Tubbs R. Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA aut Loukas Marios Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada aut Slappey John University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA aut McEvoy William University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA aut Linganna Sanjay Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada aut Shoja Mohammadali Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Institute, Tabriz Medical University, Tabriz, Iran aut Jerry Oakes W. Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA aut Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy Springer-Verlag 29/5(2007-06-01), 357-360 0930-1038 29:5<357 2007 29 276 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-007-0219-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-007-0219-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Shane Tubbs R. Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Loukas Marios Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Slappey John University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McEvoy William University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Linganna Sanjay Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Shoja Mohammadali Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Institute, Tabriz Medical University, Tabriz, Iran aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jerry Oakes W. Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy Springer-Verlag 29/5(2007-06-01), 357-360 0930-1038 29:5<357 2007 29 276 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer