Conoid ligament

Looks like

A cone-shaped band from the base of the coracoid process up to a bump on the underside of the collarbone.

What it does

Part of the coracoclavicular ligament; stops the shoulder blade dropping away from the collarbone.

Keeping it well

Torn with the trapezoid ligament in severe AC separations; surgeons reconstruct it.

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