costoclavicular

The inferior surface has an oval impression at its medial end for the costoclavicular ligament.

The military brace is a body posture, sometimes known as scapular posterior depression or the costoclavicular maneuver.

It is also used in the diagnosis of costoclavicular syndrome and thoracic outlet syndrome.

The costoclavicular ligament is the main limitation to movement, therefore, the main stabilizer of the joint.

It arises by a short, thick tendon from the first rib and its cartilage at their junction, in front of the costoclavicular ligament.

On the medial part of the clavicle is a broad rough surface, the costal tuberosity (impression for costoclavicular ligament), rather more than 2 cm.

Costoclavicular syndrome (narrowing between the clavicle and the first rib) - diagnosed with the costoclavicular maneuver.

The costoclavicular ligament (rhomboid ligament), is the anatomical name of a ligament that is short, flat, strong, and rhomboid in form.

Common orthopaedic tests used are the Adson's test, the Costoclavicular Manoeuvre, and the "Hands-Up" test or "EAST" test.

Adson's sign and the Costoclavicular maneuver lack specificity and sensitivity, and should comprise only a small part of the mandatory comprehensive history and physical examination undertaken with a patient suspected of having TOS.

The anterior surface is convex, and looks forward and upward: that of the first gives attachment to the costoclavicular ligament and the subclavius muscle; those of the first six or seven at their sternal ends, to the pectoralis major.