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rotator cuff; musculotendinous cuff
Tendons of the rotator cuff:
1) supraspinatus
2) infraspinatus
3) teres minor
4) subscapularis.
Function:
- to hold head of humerus in glenoid cavity of scapula
Related
biceps test
external rotators test
glenohumeral joint; shoulder joint; glenohumeral/humeral articulation
rotator cuff tear
rotator cuff tendonitis; impingement syndrome; painful arc syndrome; subacromial pain syndrome
supraspinatus test; Jobe's test;empty can test
General
anatomic structure
References
- Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed),
WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 735-36
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds),
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.
- Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore &
AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia,
PA 1999.
Component-of
shoulder
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