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The central fossa of the radial head for articulation with the humeral capitulum is<br />

spherically concave. However, the proximal end of the radius (radial head) appears oval,<br />

or even slightly rectangular in proximal view: the head is mediolaterally wider than<br />

dorsoventrally deep (Table 4.4A: BSV). This is due to the fact that the spherical<br />

depression of the central fossa is flanked radially by a broad “lateral lip.” At this point, it<br />

is convenient to note that the terminology of Beard (1989) is followed in this section even<br />

though it is somewhat confusing, because it allows for detailed descriptions of<br />

morphology. The “lateral lip” of the radial head typically articulates with the zona<br />

conoidea, which is on the medial side of the capitulum. In terms of radioulnar directions,<br />

the “lateral lip” is on the radial side of the radial head. Opposite the lateral lip, on the<br />

ulnar side of the bone, the radial head is rimmed by a proximally projecting crescentic<br />

ridge that would have articulated with the lateral flange of the capitulum during pronated<br />

forearm postures: it is referred to as the “medial crescent” by Beard (1989). The ventral<br />

and ulnar aspects of the radial head exhibit an articular surface for the ulna, referred to as<br />

the “rim of the radial head.” Distal to the radial head rim, the circumference of the bone<br />

decreases (the radial neck) before the cross-section increases abruptly on the ventral<br />

surface at the tuberosity for biceps brachii. Farther distally the shaft cross-section<br />

becomes more elliptical with the major axis oriented almost dorsoventrally. The dorsal<br />

margin of this elliptical shaft is continuous with the radial side of the bone, while the<br />

ventral side corresponds to the ulnar side. The peak of the dorsal arch of the shaft is<br />

marked by a tuberosity for the pronator teres muscle. This point is located at about twothirds<br />

the length of the shaft from the proximal end. Starting from the ulnar side of the<br />

proximal end, a crest crosses the dorsal margin of the shaft to meet the pronator teres<br />

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