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SUBACROMIAL BURSA [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A large pouch between the outer end of the shoulder blade (acromion), and the tendon of the supraspinatus muscle of the humerus.

OBS

[The subacromial bursa] protects tendons from the hard surfaces of bones, allows them to glide smoothly during movement, and provides nutrition ...

Key term(s)
  • sub-acromial bursa

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Poche séreuse située entre la partie supérieure de l'articulation scapulo-humérale et la voûte acromiale.

CONT

Bourse sous-acromiale. Afin de faciliter le glissement entre la coiffe des rotateurs et le toit de l'épaule (composé de l'acromion et du ligament entre l'acromion et l'apophyse coracoïde), il existe une bourse séreuse. Cette bourse est constituée d'un sac très fin dans lequel existe une petite quantité de liquide synovial. Ainsi le glissement s'effectue sans difficulté.

Spanish

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