Anatom3DMiddle glenohumeral ligament
Ligamentum glenohumerale medium · Střední glenohumerální vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A band of variable size on the front of the shoulder capsule, from the upper socket rim to the front of the arm bone.
What it does
Limits outward rotation and forward slip with the arm partly raised.
Keeping it well
Absent or cord-like in some people, a normal variant that can mimic a tear on scans.
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
- Rotator cuff tear & impingement
- Shoulder dislocation
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder