Rotator cuff
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The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and their tendons, important in stabilising the glenohumeral joint:
- supraspinatus: abduction
- infraspinatus: external rotation
- teres minor: external rotation
- subscapularis: internal rotation
Other structures that stabilise the glenohumeral joint include:
- joint capsule
- ligaments
- coracohumeral ligament
- glenohumeral ligaments: superior, middle and inferior
See also
- rotator cuff tear
- rotator interval
- rotator crescent
- rotator cable
- SITS: a mnemonic to recall the muscles/tendons of the rotator cuff
-<p>The <strong>rotator cuff</strong> is a group of four muscles and their tendons, important in stabilising the <a title="Glenohumeral joint" href="/articles/glenohumeral-joint">glenohumeral joint</a>:</p><ul>- +<p>The <strong>rotator cuff</strong> is a group of four muscles and their tendons, important in stabilising the <a href="/articles/glenohumeral-joint">glenohumeral joint</a>:</p><ul>
-<a href="/articles/supraspinatus-muscle-and-tendon">supraspinatus</a>: abduction</li>- +<a href="/articles/supraspinatus-muscle-1">supraspinatus</a>: abduction</li>
-<a href="/articles/infraspinatus">infraspinatus</a>: external rotation</li>- +<a href="/articles/infraspinatus-muscle-1">infraspinatus</a>: external rotation</li>
-<a href="/articles/teres-minor">teres minor</a>: external rotation</li>- +<a href="/articles/teres-minor-muscle-1">teres minor</a>: external rotation</li>
-<a href="/articles/subscapularis-1">subscapularis</a>: internal rotation</li>- +<a href="/articles/subscapularis-muscle-2">subscapularis</a>: internal rotation</li>
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