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Rotator cuff

The rotator cuff (SITS muscles) is a group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilize the human shoulder and allow for its extensive range of motion. Of the seven scapulohumeral muscles, four make up the rotator cuff. The four muscles are:

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Acronym
SITS muscle
Artery
Suprascapular artery, circumflex scapular artery
FMA
37018
Latin
musculi cuffiae musculotendineae
Lymph
Axillary lymph nodes
MeSH
D017006

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Rotator cuff

Nodes95
Edges94
Triples60
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021053
Components1

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Rotator cuff

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related to Surgery · 10
Rotator cuff → Avoiding, Brewster, If, Once, Passive, Physical, Surgery, Surgical, The, These
related to Pain management · 7
Rotator cuff → High, However, In, Steps, The, There, Treatment
related to Inflammation and fibrosis · 6
Rotator cuff → Adhesive, Available, Changes, On, Pathology, The
related to Orthotherapy exercises · 5
Rotator cuff → Exercises, Orthotherapy, Patients, The, This
related to Tear · 5
Rotator cuff → American, Rotator, Such, The, This
related to Function · 4
Rotator cuff → In, The, These, They
related to Muscles composing rotator cuff · 3
Rotator cuff → Medial, The, These
related to Impingement · 2
Rotator cuff → The, The Hawkins-Kennedy
Acronym · 1
Rotator cuff → SITS muscle
Artery · 1
Rotator cuff → Suprascapular artery, circumflex scapular artery

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rotator cuff shoulder muscles pain supraspinatus exercises motion joint infraspinatus tendon surgery also muscle subscapularis tendons passive arm exercise range

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Rotator cuffAcronymSITS muscle1.00infobox
Rotator cuffArterySuprascapular artery, circumflex scapular artery1.00infobox
Rotator cuffFMA370181.00infobox
Rotator cuffLatinmusculi cuffiae musculotendineae1.00infobox
Rotator cuffLymphAxillary lymph nodes1.00infobox
Rotator cuffMeSHD0170061.00infobox
Rotator cuffNerveSubscapular nerve, suprascapular nerve, axillary nerve1.00infobox
Rotator cuffTA224611.00infobox
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