Ossified Brodie's Ligament.
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2015-04
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The transverse humeral ligament (THL) or Brodie’s ligament is a narrow sheet of connective tissue fibers that
runs between the lesser and the greater tubercles of the humerus. Togetherwith the intertubercular groove of the
humerus, the ligament creates a canal throughwhich the long head of the biceps tendon and its synovial sheath
passes. The ossification of transverse humeral ligament is a rare interesting anatomical variation, which has
been identified as one of the predisposing factor for biceps tendonitis and tenosynovitis. In the present study
of 100 humerus bones, we found a right side humerus with completely ossified transverse humeral ligament
which extended from the lateral margin of lesser tubercle to the medial margin of greater tubercle of the
humerus. The Length and breadth of the ossified ligament were 8 mm and 6 mm respectively. Such an ossified
ligament may damage the biceps tendon and its synovial sheath during biomechanical movement of the arm
leading to anterior shoulder pain. Itmay also complicate the use of bicipital groove as a landmark for orientation
of the humeral prosthesis in complex proximal humeral fractures. Hence, the anatomical knowledge of ossified
transverse humeral ligament is important for the radiologist and orthopedic surgeon in diagnosis and planning
the treatment for patient with anterior shoulder pain.
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Brodie’s ligament, Transverse humeral ligament, Ossification, Biceps tendonitis, Humeral prosthesis
Citation
Chidambaram R Siva, Jayasree Neelee, Sridhar Soorya. Ossified Brodie's Ligament. International Journal of Anatomy and Research. 2015 Apr-Jun; 3(2): 1084-1086.