The coracoclavicular syndesmosis consists of two separate ligaments, the trapezoid and the conoid ligaments. Close to the posterior border of the clavicle, at the junction of the lateral fourth with the rest of the bone, there is a prominent conoid tubercle which gives origin to the conoid part of the coracoclavicular ligament. The trapezoid ligament originates from the oblique or trapezoid ridge which starts from the conoid tubercle and runs anteriorly and laterally. Both ligaments insert on the coracoid process, with the trapezoid ligament being anteriorly and the conoid posteriorly. [1] The conoid tubercle of the clavicle may be enlogated, having a wide ending which is usually an articular surface that articulates with a corresponding articular surface on the footprint of the conoid ligament on the coracoid process. The synovial joint that may be found between those two surfaces is an accessory joint, named the coracoclavicular joint. [2,3] Several articles have been published on the frequency of the coracoclavicular joint and the geographical distribution of this anatomical variation is interesting. [2-6] However, the literature is scarce in studies which analyze the potential effect of the characteristics of the
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