Sternoclavicular joint

Sternoclavicular joint
Sternoclavicular joint. Anterior view.
Sternoclavicular joint visible near center but not labeled.
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Identifiers
Latinarticulatio sternoclavicularis
MeSHD013247
TA98A03.5.04.001
TA21750
FMA25883
Anatomical terminology

The sternoclavicular joint or sternoclavicular articulation is a synovial saddle joint between the manubrium of the sternum, and the clavicle, and the first costal cartilage. The joint possesses a joint capsule, and an articular disc, and is reinforced by multiple ligaments.[1]

  1. ^ Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice. Susan Standring (Forty-second ed.). [New York]. 2021. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)