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MeSH Heading: Rotator Cuff
Tree Number(s): A02.633.567.912; A02.880.700
Unique ID: D017006
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017006
Scope Note: 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 Term(s): Cuff, Rotator; Infraspinatus; Subscapularis; Supraspinatus; Teres Minor
NLM Classification #: WE 810
Previous Indexing: Shoulder Joint (1966-1991); Tendons, Para-Articular (1972-1991)
See Also: Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Entry Combination: injuries:Rotator Cuff Injuries
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/30
Revision Date: 2016/01/20

Entry Combination: injuries:Rotator Cuff Injuries
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drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

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immunology (IM)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

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pathology (PA)

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transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Rotator Cuff MeSH Descriptor Data 2025