Os acromiale

Case contributed by Sajoscha A. Sorrentino
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Patient was scheduled for arthroscopic surgery in case rotator cuff rupture.

Patient Data

Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Axial radiograph of the left shoulder showed an os acromiale as an incidental finding.

Case Discussion

An os acromiale represents an unfused accessory center of ossification of the acromion of the scapula. 

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