Radial fossa
{{short description|Groove on the distal end of the humerus}}
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| Name = Radial fossa
| Latin = fossa radialis humeri
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| Caption = Left humerus. Anterior view. (Radial fossa visible at bottom right.)
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The radial fossa is a slight depression found on the humerus above the front part of the capitulum. It receives the anterior border of the head of the radius when the forearm is flexed.
Structure
The joint capsule of the elbow attaches to the humerus just proximal to the radial fossa.{{Citation|last=Greiwe|first=R. M.|title=4 - Distal humerus fractures: Open reduction and internal fixation|date=2016-01-01|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781782424505000046|work=Shoulder and Elbow Trauma and its Complications|pages=65–97|editor-last=Greiwe|editor-first=R. Michael|series=Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials|publisher=Woodhead Publishing|language=en|isbn=978-1-78242-450-5|access-date=2021-01-08}}{{Citation|last=Jacob|first=S.|title=Chapter 2 - Upper Limb|date=2008-01-01|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443103735500051|work=Human Anatomy|pages=5–49|editor-last=Jacob|editor-first=S.|publisher=Churchill Livingstone|language=en|isbn=978-0-443-10373-5|access-date=2021-01-08}}
Additional images
File:Human arm bones diagram.svg|Human arm bones diagram
File:Elbow joint - deep dissection (anterior view, human cadaver).jpg|Elbow joint. Deep dissection. Anterior view.
File:Slide2xzxzxz.JPG|Elbow joint. Deep dissection. Anterior view.
References
{{Gray's}}
External links
- {{PSUAnatomy|skel/humeruslow2}}
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