Anatomy
·Upper Limb
Shoulder (Glenohumeral) Joint
⭐ PREMIUM
The glenohumeral joint trades stability for mobility — the most mobile and the most commonly dislocated joint in the body.
TYPE & STABILISERS
• Ball-and-socket synovial joint; shallow glenoid deepened by the glenoid labrum.
• Static stabilisers: glenoid labrum, capsule, glenohumeral ligaments, coracoacromial arch.
• Dynamic stabilisers: the rotator cuff (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres mino…
Premium content · keep reading
Sign up for the 7-day free trial to read the full note plus all 6,359 MCQs, mock exams, recalls and mnemonics.