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DeCS
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
Occurrence in VHL
:
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