shoulder joint


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Noun1.shoulder joint - a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapulashoulder joint - a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
articulatio humeri, shoulder
scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
arteria circumflexa humeri, circumflex humeral artery - an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles
arteria circumflexa scapulae, circumflex scapular artery - an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area
torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint - a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
rotator cuff - a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
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SLAP lesions can be repaired arthro-scopically, in which the surgeon makes a small incision and inserts a small camera (arthroscope) into the shoulder joint. Then the surgeon will be able to completely assess the extent of the SLAP lesion and determine how best to repair the injury once it is fully visible on the screen during the arthroscopic surgery.
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Shoulder joint instability - ligaments supporting the shoulder may become stretched, torn or detached allowing the shoulder joint to dislocate easily.
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Surgery is usually required to fix an unstable shoulder joint as a consequence of frequent dislocations.
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Forty five patients were assigned to group "A" and were given intraarticular injection of triamcinolone 40mg (2ml) and bupivacain 2ml into the shoulder joint. Group "B", having forty five patients received eight session of physiotherapy on alternate day.
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Furthermore, the shoulder joint and adjacent soft tissues receive minor contributions from the subscapular nerve (C5-C6; originates from posterior cord of brachial plexus), lateral pectoral nerve (C5-C6; originates from lateral cord of brachial plexus), and musculocutaneous nerve (C5-C7; originates from lateral cord of brachial plexus) [8].
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