The superior transverse ligament (transverse or suprascapular ligament
) converts the
suprascapular notch into a foramen or opening.
It is a thin and flat
fascicle
Fascicle or ''fasciculus'' may refer to:
Anatomy and histology
* Muscle fascicle, a bundle of skeletal muscle fibers
* Nerve fascicle, a bundle of axons (nerve fibers)
** Superior longitudinal fasciculus
*** Arcuate fasciculus
** Gracile fasc ...
, narrower at the middle than at the extremities, attached by one end to the base of the
coracoid process
The coracoid process (from Greek κόραξ, raven) is a small hook-like structure on the lateral edge of the superior anterior portion of the scapula (hence: coracoid, or "like a raven's beak"). Pointing laterally forward, it, together with t ...
and by the other to the medial end of the scapular notch.
The
suprascapular nerve always runs through the foramen; while the suprascapular vessels cross over the ligament in most of the cases.
The suprascapular ligament can become completely or partially
ossified. The ligament also been found to split forming doubled space within the suprascapular notch.
References
External links
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Ligaments of the upper limb
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