sternoclavicular joint
Articulation of proximal end of the clavicle and the clavicular notch of the manubrium
Synovial saddle joint
Allows clavicle movement
stability
- anterior and posterior sternoclavicular ligaments
- interclavicular ligament
- costoclavicular ligament
stabilised by subclavius
important landmarks
- R common carotid originates directly posterior to R SCJ
- R subclavian artery begins posterior to SCJ