Axis Scientific Human Shoulder Joint Model with Functional Ligaments, Demonstrates Full Range of Motion, Includes Display Base and Full-Color Product Manual for Anatomy Study

Great quailty, I had returned another companies and ourchased this one. This is made here in the USA and you get reading material to go along with to study.

Looks good. My only issue is that some of the ligaments had small tears or had popped off. (The coracoclavicular ligament detached itself from the clavicle.) Probably happened in shipping or handling because the box around it looked a little smushed.

Shows how the supraspinatus tendon gets pinched

Smaller than I had hoped. Ligaments are nice for a visual, but it means the humerus can't move very much. Makes it tough to use as an educational tool

The good: has detailed bone structure, and the translucent ligaments (as shown in the photo) allow view of underlying bone surfaces. In these two regards I prefer it to the basic 3B Scientific model which I also purchased. The bad: However, UNLIKE in the product photo, the ligaments are NOT removable. There are no screws as shown in the photo attaching the ligaments to the bone. Instead, they are glued on. The fact that this model supposedly had removable ligaments was the reason I ordered it. It's a feature I absolutely need, to show anything close to the full range of motion of the joint. The glued-on ligaments restrict motion to less than 10% of actual joint motion. Lastly, while I assume this is a cast from an actual skeleton, the model has an unusually large gap between the head of the humerus and the acromion process (see photo, the model reviewed here is on the left), making it harder to demonstrate how and why the most common shoulder injury (namely to the supraspinatous tendon) happens.

I liked that the ligaments are not fixed but move a bit. It's very helpful that it comes off the stand. I didn't like that the picture included naming the parts is backwards. (The view in the picture is the reverse of what you see when you look @ the model.)

It does not make sense and does not accurately reflect the anatomy of the shoulder or glenohumeral joint.

Bought this to help patients understand the joint