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NJ_RT · Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 19 Location: NJ, USA

I don't know anything about the modality itself, but I am a huge baseball fan.

Anyway, I came across a picture on the internet that supposedly is of Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez's shoulder. Could somebody please look at tell me if this:

A) Looks authentic
B) A diagnosis, please.

TIA!
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This is a poor quality image. But from the looks of it, there is shoulder joint effusion tracking to the subacromial bursa- it might be a case of rotator cuff tear (tear of the supraspinatus tendon)

dr_radiology · Joined: 25 Mar 2006 Posts: 1 Location: India

i think here is supraspinatus tear as it could not be traced. But need more images to confirm my findings. Smile

Duality · Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 25

Ouch, it looks very painful. Looks like he tore his muscle at that point. I wonder who the baseball player is anyways. I hope he gets better.

RadMaster · Site Admin Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 162

There was a question from someone wondering if this post was a violation of HIPAA laws. What does everyone think? I wonder if this falls under the celebrity/public figure area like photographing and writing about them?

I think it's ok since it's a public figure and most likely is not even an image of his shoulder since he's been pitching fine. Wink

Have a great day!
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