Anatom3DArticular capsule of acromioclavicular joint
Capsula articularis articulationis acromioclavicularis · Kloubní pouzdro nadpažkoklíčkového kloubu
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A small fibrous capsule around the joint between the outer end of the collarbone and the acromion.
What it does
Encloses the joint and, with its ligaments, keeps the two bones aligned.
Keeping it well
A common site of arthritis in middle age, with pain on reaching across the body.
Related conditions
- Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Lyme disease
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Shoulder dislocation
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder