The radial fossa is a slight depression found on the humerus above the front part of the capitulum. It receives the anterior border of the head of the radius when the forearm is flexed.

Radial fossa
Left humerus. Anterior view. (Radial fossa visible at bottom right.)
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Identifiers
Latinfossa radialis humeri
TA98A02.4.04.026
TA21206
FMA23452
Anatomical terms of bone

Structure

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The joint capsule of the elbow attaches to the humerus just proximal to the radial fossa.[1][2]

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Radial fossa

References

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  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 212 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ Greiwe, R. M. (2016-01-01), Greiwe, R. Michael (ed.), "4 - Distal humerus fractures: Open reduction and internal fixation", Shoulder and Elbow Trauma and its Complications, Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials, Woodhead Publishing, pp. 65–97, ISBN 978-1-78242-450-5, retrieved 2021-01-08
  2. ^ Jacob, S. (2008-01-01), Jacob, S. (ed.), "Chapter 2 - Upper Limb", Human Anatomy, Churchill Livingstone, pp. 5–49, ISBN 978-0-443-10373-5, retrieved 2021-01-08
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