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Shoulder Biomechanics

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The Shoulder

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The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the human body providing greater freedom of motion than any other joint. However the shoulder complex is also the most unstable articulation. Shoulder joint movements include flexion-extension, abduction-adduction, circumduction, and rotation. They result from a complex interplay between static and dynamic stabilizers that require equilibrium and synchronicity.

The scapulothoracic muscles transfer the potential energy of the trunk to kinetic energy in the shoulder; therefore the scapula is a key link in the kinetic chain between the trunk and the shoulder.

The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the basic clinical functional anatomy and biomechanics of shoulder structures.

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    Marcheggiani Muccioli Giulio Maria M.D., Ph.D., Lullini Giada M.D., Grassi Alberto M.D., Roberti di Sarsina Tommaso M.D., Raggi Federico M.D., Carbone Giuseppe M.D. & Zaffagnini Stefano M.D.

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Giulio Maria, M.M. et al. (2017). Shoulder Biomechanics. In: Huri, G., Paschos, N. (eds) The Shoulder. Orthopaedic Study Guide Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51979-1_3

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