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Coronal view of a T2-weighted MRI of the right shoulder following consultation for a rotator cuff tear.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed a massive RCT with supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and subscapularis muscle atrophy (Figure 1).
With the patient in a beach chair position, the defect of the torn right deltoid muscle is visible just distal to the antero-lateral aspect of the acromion.
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Physical examination was remarkable for a palpable defect just distal to the antero-lateral aspect of the acromion (Figure 2).
Coronal (a) and sagittal (b) view of a T2-weighted MRI of the right shoulder showing a large effusion with rupture of the deltoid (white arrow) and rotator cuff tear (red arrow).
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A new MRI reconfirmed the massive RCT involving the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and subscapularis tendons, all with fatty atrophy (grade 3 and higher) and anterior deltoid head rupture from the acromion with distal migration of the muscle mass (Figure 3).