An elderly patient complains of shoulder pain and has difficulty abducting his arm. Ahroscopy is done in which a dye is injected into the shoulder joint and an X-ray taken. The radiologist notes that the dye has leaked from the shoulder joint into the subacromial bursa. What tendon would need to be ruptured for this to occur?
An elderly patient complains of shoulder pain and has difficulty abducting his arm. Ahroscopy is done in which a dye is injected into the shoulder joint and an X-ray taken. The radiologist notes that the dye has leaked from the shoulder joint into the subacromial bursa. What tendon would need to be ruptured for this to occur?
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An elderly patient complains of shoulder pain and has difficulty abducting his arm. Ahroscopy is done in which a dye is injected into the shoulder joint and an X-ray taken. The radiologist notes that the dye has leaked from the shoulder joint into the subacromial bursa. What tendon would need to be ruptured for this to occur?
✓ Correct Answer: D. Supraspinatus
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