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.

Two surgeons compared proven with new and sometimes controversial techniques for open and arthroscopic massive rotator cuff tears with fellow clinicians at a recent course, but disagreed on which ...

Your infraspinatus is one of the four muscles that make up your rotator cuff. It plays a part in the movement and stability of your shoulder joint. You put your shoulder muscles to the test in ...

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 ...

Background Infraspinatus syndrome is a condition of painless weakness and atrophy of the infraspinatus muscle that results from suprascapular neuropathy. Objectives Survey the effects of a short term ...