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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Rotator Cuff
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Manguito de los Rotadores
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Manguito Rotador
Synonyms
English
:
Infraspinatus
Subscapularis
Supraspinatus
Teres Minor
Rotator Cuffs
Cuff, Rotator
Tree Number:
A02.633.567.912
A02.880.700
Definition
English
:
The musculotendinous sheath formed by the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor
muscles
. These help stabilize the
HUMERAL HEAD
in the
GLENOID CAVITY
of the
SCAPULA
and allow for
rotation
of the
SHOULDER JOINT
about its longitudinal axis.
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Rotator Cuff
/
injuries
use
Rotator Cuff Injuries
See Related
English
:
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
History Note
English
:
92
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
29834
Unique Identifier:
D017006
Occurrence in VHL
:
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DeCS
CID-10
LILACS