The biceps muscle is what gave Popeye his notoriety. The biceps muscle consists of two separate heads: the short head which originates from the coracoid process and the long head which originates the cartilaginous socket referred to as the labrum. The muscle inserts...
Patients with tears in the labrum, biceps tendon and inferior glenohumeral ligament often undergone surgery. Tears to the labrum, the fibrous tissue that surrounds the glenoid socket, involve cutting and removing the damaged tissue. If the tendon is torn it is...
The shoulder joint is compromised of three bones: the clavicle (collar bone), the scapula (shoulder blade) and the humerus. The humerus rests in a socket called the glenoid. The labrum is a soft fibrous tissue rim that surrounds the socket thereby stabilizing the...
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