Coracoid process
Coracoid
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Coracoid
process • Coracoid process fracture - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia
The coracoid process is an anteriorly projecting hook-like process on the superolateral edge of the scapula that projects anterolaterally.
Gross anatomy
Attachments
- muscles:
- coracobrachialis from the medial apex
- short head of biceps brachii from the lateral apex
- pectoralis minor from the medial and upper part
- ligaments:
- coracohumeral ligament
- coracoclavicular ligament
- coracoacromial ligament
- superior transverse scapular (suprascapular) ligament
- fascia
- coracoclavicular fascia
Variant anatomy
Related pathology
History and etymology
Coracoid is greek for 'crow or raven' as it resembles a crow's beak.
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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Processus coracoideus:
