Shoulder- Anatomy and Roentgenogram
go to Contents Chapter 1 shoulder shoulder joint The shoulder area has a complex three-dimensional structure, so it takes time to get used to the picture. Please read this book considering that different doctors take pictures in very different ways. If you're an emergency room doctor, it's good to know what views other doctors in your hospital usually take. I mainly shoot shoulder trauma series. This is shoulder AP/scapular Lateral/shoulder axillary view. It is good to know how the various structures look in the AP view. The groove between the GT and the LT is called the bicipital groove because the tendon of the biceps muscle passes through it. GT greater tubercle LT lesser tubercle