Anatom3DCoracobrachial bursa
Bursa musculi coracobrachialis · Burza zobcovitoramenního svalu
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A small sac between the coracobrachialis and subscapularis muscles at the front of the shoulder.
What it does
Reduces friction between the two muscles.
Keeping it well
Rarely a problem on its own; a landmark on imaging.
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