title: A Partial Tear of the Infraspinatus Muscle.
abstract: A 29-year-old man experienced right shoulder pain and weakness following a forced abduction and external rotation motion performed during an Australian football game. The following morning, the sports medicine physician referred the player for magnetic resonance imaging to exclude infraspinatus rupture, given the external rotation strength deficit. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a low-grade partial tear of the medial infraspinatus muscle. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2016;46(12):1087. doi:10.2519/jospt.2016.0421.
authors.forename: Myles
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Jonathon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charlesworth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001315:Australia; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength; D009288:Naproxen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012421:Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D009288:Naproxen
keywords: magnetic resonance imaging; shoulder