When we examined the patient’s shoulder, we saw severe atrophy of the right infraspinatus muscle with 4/5 strength in external rotation. O’Brien compression test (resisted shoulder flexion to 90°, ...

In most cases, infraspinatus pain can be resolved with treatments such as rest, stretching, and NSAIDs. It can also occur following a trauma or injury. Here’s what you need to know.

Atrophy of the musculature may be the result of a chronic tear of the rotator cuff or of neurologic impairment. 2 ... The infraspinatus and teres minor muscles each contribute to external rotation ...

The rotator cuff is a synthesis of the capsule of the glenohumeral joint with the tendons of the subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor muscles (). 1 The rotator-cuff ...

Objective Infraspinatus syndrome (IS) results from injury to the suprascapular nerve. For reasons that are poorly understood, volleyball players are at greater risk of developing IS than are athletes ...

Background The isolated atrophy of the infraspinatus muscle is an uncommon clinical alteration, generally secondary to the selective lesion of the suprascapular nerve related to sport activities, ...

Published results showed delaminated rotator cuff tears had significantly greater tendon retraction and a higher amount of fatty muscle infiltration of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus. Philipp ...