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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:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
blood supply chemistry
cytology drug effects
embryology enzymology
growth & development immunology
injuries innervation
metabolism microbiology
pathology physiology
physiopathology parasitology
radiography radiation effects
radionuclide imaging secretion
surgery transplantation
ultrastructure ultrasonography
virology  
Record Number:   29834 
Unique Identifier:   D017006 

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