Deltoid tuberosity

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Bone: Deltoid tuberosity
Left humerus. Anterior view. (Deltoideus labeled at center right.)
Latin tuberositas deltoidea humeri
Gray's subject #51 211
Dorlands/Elsevier t_21/12829141

The deltoid tuberosity is the region on the shaft of the humerus to which the the deltoid muscle attaches.

[edit] See also

  • Deltoid tubercle (on clavicle)

[edit] External links

  • Norman/Georgetown lesson1bonesofpostshoulder
  • von Goedecke A, Keller C, Moriggl B, Wenzel V, Bale R, Deibl M, Moser P, Lirk P (2005). "An anatomic landmark to simplify subclavian vein cannulation: the "deltoid tuberosity".". Anesth Analg 100 (3): 623-8, table of contents. PMID 15728041. 
  • Morgan S, Furry K, Parekh A, Agudelo J, Smith W (2006). "The deltoid muscle: an anatomic description of the deltoid insertion to the proximal humerus.". J Orthop Trauma 20 (1): 19-21. PMID 16424805.