What physical assessment finding is consistent with injury to the rotator cuff?
A. The client is unable to maintain adduction of the affected arm at the shoulder for more than 30 seconds.
B. The client is able to raise the affected arm to shoulder height but feels pain on doing this maneuver.
C. The client is unable to initiate or maintain abduction of the affected arm at the shoulder.
D. The client has referred pain to the shoulder and arm opposite the affected shoul-der.
C
In clients with a rotator cuff tear, the client is unable to initiate or maintain abduction of the af-fected arm at the shoulder. This is known as the "drop arm test."
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