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coracoacromial ligament

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coracoacromial ligament
n.
The heavy arched fibrous band that passes between the coracoid process and the acromion above the shoulder joint.


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Acromioclavicular dislocations treated by coracoacromial ligament transfer.
Subjects in the surgery group received an arthroscopic bursectomy with resection of the anterior and lateral part of the acromion and the coracoacromial ligament.
These authors reported the anterior acromion and coracoacromial ligament to be in close proximity to the supraspinatus tendon insertion in elevated positions.
 
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