A 37-year-old african american female who works on an assembly line of a big automobile company complains about her left shoulder being stiff. there has been no trauma to the shoulder. she is left-handed and has to reach over her head and across the chest at work all the time. abduction and external rotation of the left arm are significantly impaired, internal rotation is possible. the patient holds the arm in an adducted position. the tendons of which muscles are most likely affected?

A 37-year-old african american female who works on an assembly line of a big automobile company complains about her left shoulder being stiff. there has been no trauma to the shoulder. she is left-handed and has to reach over her head and across the chest at work all the time. abduction and external rotation of the left arm are significantly impaired, internal rotation is possible. the patient holds the arm in an adducted position. the tendons of which muscles are most likely affected?



A. m. supraspinatus and m. infraspinatus
B. medial and posterior part of the deltoid
C. long and short head of the biceps
D. mm. pectorales
E. m. subscapularis and m. teres minor

Answer: A. m. supraspinatus and m. infraspinatus


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