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Basic Science
intermediate
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Quadrangular and Triangular Spaces MCQ

quadrangular-triangular-spaces

A 28-year-old baseball pitcher presents with vague posterior shoulder pain and weakness of external rotation. Symptoms worsen with overhead activities. Examination reveals atrophy of the posterior deltoid and weakness of shoulder abduction from 15-90 degrees. Sensation is diminished over the lateral aspect of the proximal arm (regimental badge area). MRI shows fatty infiltration of teres minor and posterior deltoid with a paralabral cyst extending posteriorly. **Which anatomical space is MOST likely compressed, and what are its borders?**

Mark each as TRUE or FALSE

A

Triangular space - bounded by teres minor, teres major, and long head of triceps

B

Quadrangular space - bounded by teres minor, teres major, long head of triceps, and surgical neck of...

C

Triangular interval - bounded by teres major, long head of triceps, and lateral head of triceps

D

Suprascapular notch - bounded by superior transverse scapular ligament and scapular notch

E

Spinoglenoid notch - bounded by scapular spine and posterior glenoid

Answer the questions to see explanations

Click T (True) or F (False) for each option