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Diff Dx of Rotator Cuff Tear



- See: Diff Dx of Shoulder Pain

- Diff Dx:
    - C5-C6 lesion
    - suprascapular nerve palsy
    - biceps tendon rupture
    - biceps tendonitis
    - calcific tendinitis:
    - traumatic tear of rotator interval;
          - this lesion will demonstrate extension of dye into subacromial space;
    - axillary nerve palsy:
          - may occur from previous shoulder dislocation or iatrogenic injury;
          - will cause both deltoid and teres minor injury;
    - os acromiale:
    - posterior (internal) impingement: (see throwing shoulder)
    - polymyalgia rhematica












Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.