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[[File:Subacromial space on outlet view X-ray.jpg|thumb|Supraspinatus outlet view X-ray, showing subacromial space measurement, and an acromial spur (above the arrow).]]
* Measurement of the '''subacromial space'''. This is normally 9–10 mm in shoulder radiographs.<ref name=petersson1984/> It is significantly greater in men, with a slight reduction with age.<ref name=petersson1984/> In middle age, a subacromial space less than 6 mm is pathological.<ref name=petersson1984>{{cite journal|author=Claes J. Petersson & lnga Redlund- Johnell|pmid=6702430|title=The subacromial space in normal shoulder radiographs|journal=Acta Orthop Scanda |year=1984| volume=55 |issue=1 |pages=57–8}}</ref>
::In case of decreased subacromial space, also measure the position of the humerus as described at '''[[X-ray of rotator cuff tear]]'''
* '''Shape''' of the acromion, at least for the presence of any '''acromial spur'''
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