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Glenoid Labrum

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Origin

Insertion

Actions

  • Contributes up to 10% to glenohumeral stability[1]
  • Functions[2]
    • Increases contact area between head of Humerus and Scapula
    • Contributes to 'viscoelastic piston' effect, maintaining negative intra-articular pressure
    • Provides insertion for stabilizing structures including capsule, glenohumeral ligaments

Vascular

Nerve

Clinical Significance

See Also

  1. ↑ Halder AM, Kuhl SG, Zobitz ME, et al. Effects of the glenoid labrum and glenohumeral abduction on stability of the shoulder joint through concavity-compression: an in vitro study. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83-A: 1062Y1069.
  2. ↑ Clavert, P. "Glenoid labrum pathology." Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research 101.1 (2015): S19-S24.
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John Kiel on 21 February 2020 16:58:46
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