A 21-Year-Old Man Is Brought to the Emergency Department Following

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Multiple Choice

A 21-year-old man is brought to the emergency department following an assault.  He was attempting to escape and turned away just as his attacker lunged toward him from behind with a knife.  The patient suffered a 4-cm-wide penetrating injury with significant associated blood loss.  Following initial stabilization, he is transferred to the operating room.  Surgical exploration reveals injury to a muscle that assists in internal rotation of the arm and is innervated by the thoracodorsal nerve.  Which of the following muscles depicted in the cadaveric specimen is most likely injured in this patient?

• A)A
• B)B
• C)C
• D)D

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