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US supraspinatus full-thickness tear with medial retraction of tendon

US supraspinatus full-thickness tear with medial retraction of tendon
The long-axis US image above shows a full thickness SS tear (double-headed arrow) with medial retraction of the tendon. The US calipers (+) measure 1.87 cm between the segments.
Star: cortical defect of the greater tuberosity. Left: medial; right: lateral; bottom of screen: deep; top of screen: superficial.
US: ultrasound; SS: supraspinatus; Deltoid: deltoid muscle; GT: greater tuberosity; Humerus: humerus bone.
Courtesy of Jonathan Finnoff, DO. Used with permission of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. All rights reserved.
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