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Rotator Cuff

Known as: Tendinous cuff, Cuff, Rotator, Rotator Cuffs 
The musculotendinous sheath formed by the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor muscles. These help stabilize the HUMERAL HEAD… 
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18 relations
Blood supply aspectsEntire tendon of subscapularis muscleMicrobiologicalProcess of secretion

Narrower (6)

Infraspinatous muscle structureRight tendinous cuffStructure of teres minor muscleSubscapularis muscle structure

Broader (2)

ShoulderTendons, Para-Articular

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2008
2008
Neer Award 2006: Biomechanical assessment of inferior tuberosity placement during hemiarthroplasty for four-part proximal humeral fractures.
Review
2007
Review
2007
MR imaging of delamination tears of the rotator cuff tendons
ObjectiveThe objective was to describe the imaging appearances and location of delamination tears of the rotator cuff tendons on… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
MR imaging for traumatic tears of the rotator cuff: high prevalence of greater tuberosity fractures and subscapularis tendon tears.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether occult bony injuries or other characteristic MR abnormalities are… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Subscapularis Transfer for Reconstruction of Massive Tears of the Rotator Cuff*†
Twenty patients who had a massive tear (greater than five centimeters) of the rotator cuff that was not amenable to direct tendon… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Anatomy and pathomechanics of shoulder instability.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Classification and treatment of rotator cuff injuries in the overhand athlete.
Rotator cuff injury in athletes results from accumulation of microtrauma to both the static and dynamic stabilizers of the… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Normal rotator cuff: MR imaging with conventional and fat-suppression techniques.
The signal intensity and morphologic characteristics of the rotator cuff and surrounding structures at magnetic resonance (MR… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Subacromial anatomy for the arthroscopist.
Review
1980
Review
1980
Tears of the rotator cuff.
The diagnosis of a torn rotator cuff can be readily established by arthrography. It must be suspected in any patient with should… 
1966
1966
Arthrography of the shoulder.
1. Arthrography demonstrates two types of injury to the capsule in acute anterior dislocations of the shoulder. 2. The first is… 
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