Anatomical study of the blood supply in the human shoulder region.
The blood supply of the shoulder muscles, ligaments and joint capsule was investigated by injection of silicone rubber into the arteria subclavia of postmortem cases. We show that the a. suprascapularis forms important anatomoses with other arteries in the region and is of greater importance for the blood supply of the rotator cuff as hitherto believed. We also describe the a. subcoracoidea as a so far unknown branch of the a. axillaris.
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Abteilung für Neuroanatomie, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg, BRD.
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D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply; D012782:Shoulder / Q000098:blood supply*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000098:blood supply; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology