Posterior sternoclavicular ligament 4680967 155888909 2007-09-05T18:48:12Z Hughcharlesparker 182840 wording change to make the article stand on its own better {{Infobox Ligament | Name = Posterior sternoclavicular ligament | Latin = ligamentum sternoclaviculare posterius | GraySubject = 81 | GrayPage = 313 | Image = Gray325.png | Caption = Sternoclavicular articulation. Anterior view. | Image2 = | Caption2 = | From = [[sternum]] ([[manubrium]]) | To = [[clavicle]] | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = l_09 | DorlandsSuf = 12493123 | }} The '''posterior sternoclavicular ligament''' is a band of fibers, covering the posterior surface of the sternoclavicular joint. It is attached above to the upper and back part of the sternal end of the [[clavicle]], and, passing obliquely downward and medialward, is fixed below to the back of the upper part of the [[manubrium sterni]]. It is in relation, in front, with the [[articular disk]] and [[synovial membrane]]s; behind, with the [[Sternohyoideus]] and [[Sternothyreoideus]]. {{Gray's}} {{Joints of upper limbs}} {{musculoskeletal-stub}}