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USMLE · Question #520
A 45-year-old man comes to the physician because of right shoulder pain that began after he chopped wood 2 days ago. Examination of the right upper extremity shows no obvious bone deformities or…
The correct answer is A. Infraspinatus. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A 45-year-old man comes to the physician because of right shoulder pain that began after he chopped wood 2 days ago. Examination of the right upper extremity shows no obvious bone deformities or point tenderness. The pain is reproduced when the patient is asked to externally rotate the shoulder against resistance; there is no weakness. In addition to the teres minor, inflammation of which of the following tendons is most likely in this patient?
Options
- AInfraspinatus
- BPectoralis
- CSubscapularis
- DSupraspinatus
- ETrapezius
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A72% (23)
- B3% (1)
- C13% (4)
- D9% (3)
- E3% (1)
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