title: Acquired contracture of the infraspinatus muscle. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Congenital contracture of the infraspinatus muscle has been reported by K. Kitano et al. (1988). We describe a patient with an acquired contracture of the infraspinatus muscle causing posterior subluxation of the glenohumeral joint.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Department, K.U. Leuven, Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Holsbeeck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Rijcke
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verstreken
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Declercq
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003286:Contracture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000473:pathology