Openings
There are usually three openings in the capsule.
- One anteriorly, below the coracoid process, establishes a communication between the joint and a bursa beneath the tendon of the Subscapularis.
- The second, which is not constant, is at the posterior part, where an opening sometimes exists between the joint and a bursal sac under the tendon of the Infraspinatus.
- The third is between the tubercles of the humerus, for the passage of the long tendon of the Biceps brachii.
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