Deltoid tuberosity
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| Bone: Deltoid tuberosity | |
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| Left humerus. Anterior view. (Deltoideus labeled at center right.) | |
| Latin | tuberositas deltoidea humeri |
| Gray's | subject #51 211 |
| Dorlands / Elsevier | t_21/12829141 |
The deltoid tuberosity is the region on the shaft of the humerus to which the the deltoid muscle attaches.
See also
- Deltoid tubercle (on clavicle)
External links
- Norman/Georgetown lesson1bonesofpostshoulder
- von Goedecke A, Keller C, Moriggl B, Wenzel V, Bale R, Deibl M, Moser P, Lirk P (2005). "An anatomic landmark to simplify subclavian vein cannulation: the "deltoid tuberosity".". Anesth Analg 100 (3): 623-8, table of contents. PMID 15728041.
- Morgan S, Furry K, Parekh A, Agudelo J, Smith W (2006). "The deltoid muscle: an anatomic description of the deltoid insertion to the proximal humerus.". J Orthop Trauma 20 (1): 19-21. PMID 16424805.
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