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Acromioclavicular joint
The left shoulder and acromioclavicular joint
Glenoid cavity of the right scapula
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Identifiers
Latinarticulatio acromioclavicularis
MeSHD000173
TA98A03.5.03.001
TA21744
FMA25898
Anatomical terminology
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The acromioclavicular joint, or AC joint, is a joint at the top of the shoulder. It is the junction between the acromion (part of the scapula that forms the highest point of the shoulder) and the clavicle.[1] It is a plane synovial joint.

  1. ^ SimonMoyes.co.uk. "What is Acromioclavicular Joint Osteoarthritis?". Simon Moyes Blog. Archived from the original on 2011-05-06.

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