Soft tissue disorders of the shoulder girdle

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QUESTION 1 OF 2

27.A 36-year-old volleyball player presents with a 3-month history of dominant shoulder pain and weakness. Examination reveals weakness on empty can test and external rotation at the side. Neurophysiological studies suggest suprascapular nerve neuropathy, the site of lesion being at the suprascapular notch.
When performing open decompression, you expect to find the following structures (in this order):

QUESTION ID: 3187

1. Artery, ligament (arising from medial base of coracoid), nerve.
2. Artery, ligament (arising from medial base of spine of scapula), nerve.
3. Ligament (arising from medial base of coracoid), nerve, artery.
4. Ligament (arising from medial base of coracoid), suprascapular artery, suprascapular nerve.
5. Ligament (arising from medial base of spine of scapula), artery, nerve.
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QUESTION 2 OF 2

28.A 13-year-old boy falls off his bike and sustains an injury to his right shoulder. Examination demonstrates a large swelling corresponding to the lateral clavicle and an asymmetry between the 2 shoulders. No visible wounds can be seen. There is no neurological or vascular deficit. The X-ray demonstrates a displaced lateral clavicle fracture.
The following statement is correct about this injury:

QUESTION ID: 3188

1. It is unstable.
2. The conoid ligament is torn.
3. The periosteal sleeve is intact.
4. The trapezoid ligament is torn.
5. Treatment is nonoperative.
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