Rotator cuff (mnemonic)

Last revised by Dai Roberts on 5 Aug 2020

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Knipe H, Roberts D, Bell D, et al. Rotator cuff (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-23176

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-23176

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/23176

rID:

23176

Article created:

26 May 2013, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

5 Aug 2020, Dai Roberts ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Dai Roberts had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

7 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Mnemonics, Anatomy

Tags:

refs, upper limb, rotator cuff, cases

Synonyms:

SITS (mnemonic)

Mnemonics to recall the muscles of the rotator cuff are:

SITS
TISS

Mnemonic

With 'SITS', recalling this order also helps remember the insertions of these muscles, with the order being superior, middle, and inferior facets of the greater tubercle of the humerus for supraspinatus, infraspinatus and teres minor respectively and the lesser tubercle of the humerus for subscapularis.

With 'TISS', the order of the mnemonic is posterior to anterior.