Rotator Cuff

This is the most commonly damaged of the rotator cuff muscles.

What our notes say

• This is the most commonly damaged of the rotator cuff muscles. (muscuskeletal exam — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
• Impingement, rotator cuff tendonitis, and sub-acromial bursitis (muscuskeletal exam — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
• Action: stabilises the humeral head in the glenoid (rotator cuff) (Aponeurosis — Anatomy Question Bank)
• Other rotator cuff muscles attaching near this part: infraspinatus and teres minor (posterior facet), subscapularis (lesser tuberosity) (Aponeurosis — Anatomy Question Bank)

Study material on Rotator Cuff

• muscuskeletal exam
• Aponeurosis — Anatomy Question Bank

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Related topics

• Supraspinatus
• Cubital Fossa
• Hamstrings
• Patella
• Deltoid
• Scapula
• Phrenic Nerve
• Clavicle
• Humerus
• Tibia