Rim rent tear of the supraspinatus tendon

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert , 10 Feb 2012
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Amir Rezaee, 26 Jul 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Presentation was changed:
Post-traumatic pain and restricted mobility of hethe right shoulder.
Body was changed:

Rim rent tears are quite common partial or small full-thickness tears at the insertion of the cuff tendons (mostly supraspinatus) into the greater tuberosity, that can be easily overlooked1.

  • -<p>Rim rent tears are quite common partial or small full-thickness tears at the insertion of the cuff tendons (mostly supraspinatus) into the greater tuberosity, that can be easily overlooked<sup>1</sup>.</p>
  • +<p>Rim rent tears are quite common partial or small full-thickness tears at the insertion of the cuff tendons (mostly supraspinatus) into the greater tuberosity, that can be easily overlooked <sup>1</sup>.</p>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was added:

Partial tear of the most anterior fibers of the articular surface of the supraspinatous tendon. 

Images Changes:

Image MRI (T2) ( update )

Perspective was set to Axial.

Image MRI (T2) ( update )

Perspective was set to Coronal.

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