Orthopaedics · Skeletal System · Medium
Acromion
Meaning: Flat bony projection at the lateral end of the scapular spine that forms the roof of the shoulder.
In practice: Spurs on its undersurface narrow the space beneath it and are a structural cause of rotator cuff impingement.
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