Ossification of the transverse humeral ligament and its relevance to clinical practice

• Autor(a) principal: Aragão, José Aderval
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Aragão, Felipe Matheus Sant’Anna, Aragão, Iapunira Catarina Sant’Anna, Aragão, Yasmin Machado Cunha Oliveira, Lourenço, Bárbara Costa, Feitosa, Vera Lúcia Corrêa, Reis, Francisco Prado
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Health Review
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BJHR/article/view/57689
• topic: transverse humeral ligament; brodie’s ligament; anatomy; biceps tendon dislocation; tenodesis; anterior shoulder pain; humeral prosthesis

Introduction: The classical anatomical literature describes the transverse humeral ligament as a distinct anatomical structure located between the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus, which, together with the intertubercular groove, creates a canal through which the long head of the biceps tendon and its synovial sheath pass, stabilizing the biceps tendon. Ossification of the transverse humeral ligament has an incidence of 1% and has been suggested as one of the predisposing factors for biceps tendinitis and tenosynovitis. Case report: During a routine study in the anatomy laboratory, ossification of the transverse humeral ligament was found in the right humerus, which had a vertical length of 8.75 mm and a horizontal length of 6.53 mm. Conclusion: Knowledge of the existence of ossification of the transverse humeral ligament is of great importance not only to anatomists but also to radiologists and orthopedists in the management of the diagnosis and treatment of pain in the anterior region of the shoulder.