Scapulothoracic bursa

Last revised by Henry Knipe on 6 Apr 2022

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Knipe H, Scapulothoracic bursa. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-98708

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-98708

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/98708

rID:

98708

Article created:

5 Apr 2022, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

6 Apr 2022, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had the following disclosures:

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

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Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Anatomy

Synonyms:

Scapulothoracic bursae refer to a number of bursae that allow for the gliding movement of the scapulothoracic joint.

Two major bursae have been reliably described ^1,3:

infraserratus (scapulothoracic) bursa: between the serratus anterior muscle and the chest wall
supraserratus (subscapularis) bursa: subscapularis and serratus anterior muscles

Four adventitial bursae have been described that are variably present ^1,3:

two at the superomedial angle of the scapula, either superior and/or inferior to serratus anterior
inferior angle: between serratus anterior and the chest wall
scapulotrapezial/trapezoid: between medial spine of the scapula and trapezius muscle