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Acromioclavicular Joint Wheeless

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Description: AC joint is situated between the clavicle and acromion;
- acromion has two ossification centers which fuse at age 22 yrs;
- it permits motion in three planes:
- AP gliding of acromion during protraction & retraction of scapula;
- tilting of acromion during abduction & adduction of arm;
- rotation of the clavicle;
- rotation occurs during abduction & adduction of shoulder.
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Language: English

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Added: Mon Feb 04 2002
Last Modified: Tue Apr 08 2008