coracoid process

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coracoid process

[′kȯr·ə‚kȯid ‚präs·əs]

(anatomy)

The beak-shaped process of the scapula.

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Coracoid process is a small hooked structure located on the scapular neck that arises anteriorly and serves as attachment for the coracoacromial, coracoclavicular and coracohumeral ligament, as well as for tendons of the coracobrachial, small pectoral and short head of the biceps brachii muscle.

Osteoid osteoma of the coracoid process: Case report with literature review

Fracture of the coracoid process occurs more frequently than previously thought and is well known to occur in various anatomical sites [1, 2].

Avulsion Fracture of the Coracoid Process at the Coracoclavicular Ligament Insertion: A Report of Three Cases

Specific measurements were made for IR and ER at 0[degrees] abduction, IR and ER at 90[degrees] abduction, forward elevation, and cross-body adduction measured as the linear distance (centimeters) between the antecubital fossa and the contralateral coracoid process with the arm maximally passively horizontally adducted.

Glenohumeral internal rotation deficit in the asymptomatic professional pitcher and its relationship to humeral retroversion

Laterally, pectoralis minor inserts onto the coracoid process, and the neurovascular bundle can be found lying posterior to the muscle and inferior and medial to the coracoid process.

Anatomical study of the brachial plexus using surface ultrasound

The resulting radiograph shows the relationship of the glenoid fossa and the head of the humerus as well as the coracoid process.

Alternate axial shoulder projections

These two ligaments extend from the inferior surface of the distal third of the clavicle to the coracoid process of the scapula and, in effect, function to support the upper extremity to the clavicle and trunk.

Injuries to the shoulder in athletes

The brachial plexus and its components are vulnerable to damage as they pass the base of the coracoid process and adjacent inferior capsule of the glenohumeral joint, particularly with anteroinferior instability (Ciullo 1996).

Clinical evaluation, diagnosis and passive management of the shoulder complex

From a skeletal perspective, the thoracic outlet region involves the size and shape of the superior thoracic aperture (thoracic outlet), the first rib and/or the presence of a cervical rib (present in approximately one percent of the population), the clavicle, and the adjacent scapula--namely the coracoid process.

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Review of the Literature

Affected areas include the articular and spinous processes of the vertebrae, the glenoid fossa and coracoid process of the scapulae, the distal articular surface of the radius, the margin of the greater sciatic notch of the pelvic bones, and the condyles of the femora and tibiae (Table 4).

Final days of the Franklin Expedition: new skeletal evidence

A computed tomographic (CT) scan showed a sharply demarcated lesion in the base of the coracoid process with a high-density nidus (Figure 1, right).

Neoplasm as a cause of shoulder pain

The acromiocoracoid distance is the distance between the tip of acromion process and tip of coracoid process (fig.

MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF DRY HUMAN SCAPULAE

d) Weight and height are independent factors for determining the distance between the coracoid process and the posterior cord both in adduction as well as in abduction.