MRI indicates a torn ______ on the right side.

MRI indicates a torn ______ on the right side.

• A. Coracohumeral ligament
• B. Glenoid labrum
• C. Rotator cuff
• D. Acromioclavicular joint

Answer: (A)

The coracohumeral ligament is a stabilizing band that runs from the coracoid process to the greater tubercle of the humerus, helping to limit inferior translation of the humeral head and support the superior capsule of the shoulder. On MRI, a tear of this ligament appears as disruption or abnormal signal within the ligament, often in the context of rotator interval or instability injuries. This makes it a plausible and precise description when the imaging notes a torn structure in the shoulder. The other options describe different tissues or joints (labrum is cartilage around the socket, the rotator cuff are tendons, the acromioclavicular joint is a separate joint), so they wouldn’t be described as a torn ligament in the same way.

The coracohumeral ligament is a stabilizing band that runs from the coracoid process to the greater tubercle of the humerus, helping to limit inferior translation of the humeral head and support the superior capsule of the shoulder. On MRI, a tear of this ligament appears as disruption or abnormal signal within the ligament, often in the context of rotator interval or instability injuries. This makes it a plausible and precise description when the imaging notes a torn structure in the shoulder. The other options describe different tissues or joints (labrum is cartilage around the socket, the rotator cuff are tendons, the acromioclavicular joint is a separate joint), so they wouldn’t be described as a torn ligament in the same way.