"Rotator Cuff" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The musculotendinous sheath formed by the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor muscles. These help stabilize the HUMERAL HEAD in the GLENOID CAVITY of the SCAPULA and allow for rotation of the SHOULDER JOINT about its longitudinal axis.
| Descriptor ID |
D017006
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.912 A02.880.700
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Rotator Cuff" by people in this website by year, and whether "Rotator Cuff" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2010 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2011 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2012 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2013 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rotator Cuff" by people in Profiles.
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Shah KM, Safford DW, Madara K, Cooper J, Sweitzer B, Karduna A, McClure PW. Voluntary activation is impaired in subacromial pain syndrome but improves with pain relief and exercise. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 Jun; 34(6):e488-e495.
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Lopez R, Schiffman C, Singh J, Yao JJ, Vaughan A, Chen R, Lazarus M, Namdari S. Early postoperative pain is similar after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair vs. short-stay shoulder arthroplasty: a prospective study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 May; 34(5):1199-1207.
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Daher M, Boufadel P, Fares MY, Lopez R, Goltz DE, Khan AZ, Abboud JA. Reverse versus anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis with intact cuff: a meta-analysis of clinical outcomes. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 Jan; 34(1):190-202.
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Wang KY, Kishan A, Abboud JA, Verma NN, Srikumaran U. Balloon Spacer Implant Is an "Intermediate Value" Innovation Relative to Partial Repair for Full-Thickness Massive Rotator Cuff Repairs: A Cost-Utility Analysis. Arthroscopy. 2025 03; 41(3):635-644.e4.
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Ozdag Y, Hayes DS, Garcia VC, El Koussaify J, Manzar S, Vaughan AK, Davis DE, Grandizio LC. Surgeon Factors and Trends Associated With the Use of Subacromial Decompression at the Time of Rotator Cuff Repair. J Hand Surg Am. 2024 05; 49(5):465-471.
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Kane LT, Wilkening JD, Keener M, Tashjian RZ, Omid R, Namdari S. Common Complication From Routine Shoulder Surgery: Postoperative Stiffness After Rotator Cuff Repair. Instr Course Lect. 2024; 73:527-534.
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Fares MY, Boufadel P, Abboud JA. Subacromial Balloon Spacer: When to Use This? Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2023 Dec 01; 31(4):97-101.
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Khan AZ, Vaughan A, Mandava NK, Wickes C, Ramsey ML, Namdari S. Elevated HbA1c is not associated with reoperation following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in patients with diabetes mellitus. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2024 Feb; 33(2):247-254.
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Fliegel BE, Hall A, Patel A, Lee D, Cohen SB, Freedman K, Tjoumakaris F. Patient Preferences in Short-Interval Staged Bilateral Rotator Cuff Repair. Orthopedics. 2023 Nov-Dec; 46(6):e347-e352.
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Livesey MG, Bains SS, Weir TB, Kolakowski L, Rocca MS, Remily EA, Gilotra MN, Hasan SA. Does timing matter? The effect of preoperative smoking cessation on the risk of infection or revision following rotator cuff repair. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 Sep; 32(9):1937-1944.