You may have heard of the scapula before, though it is more commonly called the shoulder blade. Scapulas play a very important role in the way your arms, shoulders, and back move. The scapula is a ...

The acromion and coracoid processes are bony bumps found on the upper part of the scapula, and they function to connect the scapula to the collarbone. The scapula is surrounded by thick layers of ...

The AC joint is located at the top of the shoulder, formed by the acromion process of the scapula and the clavicle, two of the bones that help make up the shoulder girdle. The joint consists of ...

a prominent convexity ventral to the acromion process on the lateral surface of the scapula, a laterally bowed humerus with a prominent, spherical humeral head and a strongly medially curved ...

Demonstrated in this video is the site of a Levy 3 fracture proximal to the base of the acromion that occurred after reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS, chair and professor ...