Posterior sternoclavicular ligament

Posterior sternoclavicular ligament
Sternoclavicular articulation. Anterior view.
Details
From	sternum (manubrium)
To	clavicle
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum sternoclaviculare posterius
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12493123
TA	A03.5.04.004
FMA	26012
Anatomical terminology []

The posterior sternoclavicular ligament is a band of fibers, covering the posterior surface of the sternoclavicular joint. It is attached above to the upper and back part of the sternal end of the clavicle, and, passing obliquely downward and medialward, is fixed below to the back of the upper part of the manubrium sterni.

It is in relation, in front, with the articular disk and synovial membranes; behind, with the Sternohyoideus and Sternothyreoideus.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)