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Ultrasound images were collected using a 4\u201312\u2010MHz linear transducer in B\u2010mode of the supraspinatus tendon in the transverse (short axis) and the anterior aspect of the subacromial space outlet. Using image callipers, measurements of tendon thickness were taken at 3 points along the tendon and averaged for a single thickness measure. The subacromial space outlet was measured via the acromiohumeral distance (AHD) defined by the inferior acromion and superior humeral head. The occupation ratio was calculated as the tendon thickness as a percentage of AHD.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The subacromial impingement syndrome group had a significantly thicker tendon (mean difference = 0.6\u00a0mm, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.048) and a greater tendon occupation ratio (mean difference = 7.5 %, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.014) compared to matched controls. There were no AHD group differences.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The supraspinatus tendon was thicker and occupied a greater percentage of AHD, supporting an intrinsic mechanism. An extrinsic mechanism of tendon compression is theoretically supported, but future imaging studies need to confirm direct compression with elevation. 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