Atlas of Functional Shoulder Anatomy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Giacomo, Giovanni Di (Editor), Pouliart, Nicole (Editor), Costantini, Alberto (Editor), Vita, Andrea De (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human anatomy.; Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation.; Physiotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Anatomy.

The purpose of this Atlas is to focus the reader's attention on a series of bone, ligament, muscle and tendon structures and ultrastructures that have not so far been discussed except in the most recent international literature and in specialist journals. This Atlas also presents extremely high...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1 Scapulothoracic joint: Muscles for scapulothoracic control: role of the scapula. Latissimus dorsi muscle. Pectoralis major muscle
• Part 2 Acromioclavicular joint and scapular ligaments: Introduction. Scapular ligaments
• Part 3 Glenohumeral joint (muscle-tendon): Deltoid muscle. Rotator cuff. The long head of the biceps
• Part 4 Glenohumeral capsule: Fibrotendinous cuff of the capsule. Superior (glenohumeral ligament) complex. Anterior and inferior glenohumeral capsuloligamentous complex
• Part 5 Neuromuscular control and proprioception of the shoulder: Introduction. Mechanoreceptors of the shoulder joint: structure and function. The role of 'proprioception' in shoulder disease.