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From the case: Os acromiale with impingement

Modality: X-ray

Os Acromiale

Os acromiale with impingement

contributed by Dr Andrew Dixon on April 12, 2010

System: Musculoskeletal

Tags: anatomical variant

shoulder

scapula

mri

Modality: X-ray

Os Acromiale

From the case:

Os acromiale with impingement - “Os Acromiale with subacromial bursitis related to rotator cuff impingement.MR images show hypointense line traversing the distal acromion in keepin...”

Used in the following article:

Os acromiale - “An os acromiale represents an unfused accessory center of ossification of the acromion of the scapula. EpidemiologyOs acromiale are relatively comm...”

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