• Forlow EC

• Acromion
• Anatomic Variation
• Open Access Document
• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
• Shoulder Pain / diagnostic imaging

The swimmer’s view is used to evaluate the lower cervical spine as a supplement to the standard cervical spine series. Findings outside of the axial skeleton, such as os acromiale, can also be visualized on the swimmer’s view. While os acromiale may be considered an incidental or benign normal variant, it can be symptomatic and associated with disease processes. These include, but are not limited to, shoulder impingement, acromioclavicular osteoarthritis, and rotator cuff pathology.

Author keywords: acromion, radiology, anatomic variation, shoulder impingement syndrome, shoulder pain, diagnostic imaging

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