Supraspinatous fascia
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The supraspinatous fascia completes the osseofibrous case in which the supraspinatus muscle
is contained; it affords attachment, by its deep surface, to some of the fibers of the muscle.
It is thick medially, but thinner laterally under the coracoacromial ligament
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Supraspinatus muscle
The supraspinatus is a relatively small muscle of the upper arm that runs from the supraspinatous fossa superior of the scapula to the greater tubercle of the humerus. It is one of the four rotator cuff muscles and also abducts the arm at the shoulder...
is contained; it affords attachment, by its deep surface, to some of the fibers of the muscle.
It is thick medially, but thinner laterally under the coracoacromial ligament
Coracoacromial ligament
The Coracoacromial Ligament is a strong triangular band, extending between the coracoid process and the acromion.It is attached, by its apex, to the summit of the acromion just in front of the articular surface for the clavicle; and by its broad base to the whole length of the lateral border of the...
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