on. Fracture of the coracoid process is an extremely rare accident, and is usually caused by a sharp blow on the point of the shoulder. Displacement is here produced by the combined actions of the Pectoralis Minor, short head of the Biceps, and Coraco-brachialis, the former muscle drawing the… … sionally elevated so as to project beneath and in front of the coracoid process. The deformity is reduced by fixing the shoulder, and drawing the arm out- wards and downwards. To counteract the opposing muscles, and to keep the fragments in position, the arm should be drawn from the side, and…
Human anatomy
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