Rotator cable

Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 26 Mar 2019

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Luijkx T, Hacking C, et al. Rotator cable. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-38230

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-38230

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/38230

rID:

38230

Article created:

11 Jul 2015, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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Last revised:

26 Mar 2019, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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Revisions:

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Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Anatomy

Synonyms:

Rotator cable: shoulder
Rotator cable of the shoulder

The rotator cable is a fibrous structure associated with the rotator cuff. It is located at the medial aspect of the rotator crescent and formed by a thick bundle of fibres perpendicular to the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons. This morphology can be variable.

Radiographic features

Ultrasound

May be seen as a curvilinear structure running perpendicular and beneath the superior rotator cuff (i.e. supraspinatus and infraspinatus).

MRI

It may be seen in ~75% of cases on MRI ¹:

T2/PD: seen as a linear band of hypointense signal intensity along the undersurface of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons
according to one MRI study, it had a mean width of around 12 mm and was located approximately 13 mm from the rotator cuff humeral bony insertion