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Spinoglenoid ligament

The inferior transverse ligament (spinoglenoid ligament) is a weak membranous band, situated behind the neck of the scapula and stretching from the lateral border of the spine to the margin of the glenoid cavity. The inferior transverse ligament (spinoglenoid ligament) is a weak membranous band, situated behind the neck of the scapula and stretching from the lateral border of the spine to the margin of the glenoid cavity. It forms an arch under which the transverse scapular vessels and suprascapular nerve enter the infraspinatous fossa. This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 317 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

[ "Atrophy", "Suprascapular nerve entrapment", "Spinoglenoid notch" ]
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