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Descriptor English:   Rotator Cuff 
Descriptor Spanish:   Manguito de los Rotadores 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Bainha Rotadora 
Synonyms English:   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 head of the HUMERUS in the glenoid fossa and allow for rotation of the SHOULDER JOINT about its longitudinal axis. 
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 DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GD growth & development IM immunology
IN injuries IR innervation
ME metabolism MI microbiology
PS parasitology PA pathology
PH physiology PP physiopathology
RE radiation effects RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging SE secretion
SU surgery TR transplantation
US ultrasonography UL ultrastructure
VI virology  
Record Number:   29834 
Unique Identifier:   D017006 

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