HY USMLE Q #750 – Anatomy / MSK

A 36-year-old woman comes to the physician for a 2-month history of right shoulder pain. She is an avid swimmer. On physical examination, the patient is asked to place the dorsum of her hand against her lower back, with her palm facing posteriorly. She is then asked to lift her hand posteriorly and away from her back. The physician applies an anterior-directed counter pressure against the patient’s hand. This elicits pain. Which of the following muscle tendons is most likely inflamed in this patient?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infraspinatus
Subscapularis
Supraspinatus
Teres major
Teres minor