Anatom3DInterclavicular ligament
Ligamentum interclaviculare · Meziklíčkový vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A band across the top of the breastbone notch, joining the inner ends of the two collarbones.
What it does
Stops the collarbones lifting too much when the shoulders drop.
Keeping it well
Clinically minor; part of the sternoclavicular support.
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