52 THE SUPERIOR EXTREMITY 



with the arm by the side, the forearm fully flexed but not 

 quite fully supinated, and the palm in front of the medial half 

 of the clavicle. 



The Capsule is attached on the anterior aspect of the 

 humerus to the proximal borders of the coronoid and radial 



FIG. 1 6. Normal Elbow of an Adult Female. Antero-posterior View. The 

 carrying angle is well shown. The increased density of the shadow in 

 the region of the trochlea is caused by the olecranon. 



fossae and to the bases of the epicondyles. Posteriorly, it is 

 attached to the floor of the olecranon fossa, and to its sides 

 as far as the bases of the epicondyles. On the ulna it is attached 

 to the margins of the semilunar notch, except at the radial 

 notch. On the lateral aspect of the joint it blends with the 

 annular ligament. 



