The structures shown on the radiograph are the entire clavicle, the scapula, the AC and SC joints, the glenoid cavity, coracoid process, the acromion, the proximal humerus and the greater tubercle. ... The structures shown on the radiograph are the entire clavicle, the scapula, the AC and SC joints, the glenoid cavity, coracoid process, the acromion, the proximal humerus and the lesser tubercle. ...

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The tendons and bursa normally glide smoothly between the bone at the tip of the shoulder (called the acromion) and the top of the upper arm bone (the humerus.) ... The rotator cuff tendons can be torn with a fall on the outstretched arm, which causes the rotator cuff to be pinched between the upper arm bone and the shoulder blade (acromion). ...

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