"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 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2010 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2011 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2013 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2014 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rotator Cuff" by people in Profiles.
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Paul RW, Osman A, Nazarian LN, Ciccotti MG, Cohen SB, Erickson BJ, Buchheit P, Rauch J, Osbahr DC, Thomas SJ. Chronic Structural Adaptations of the Shoulder and Elbow Are Correlated in Professional Baseball Pitchers. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Mar; 53(4):944-951.
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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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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.
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Stenson J, Sanders B, Lazarus M, Austin L. Arthroscopic Transosseous Rotator Cuff Repair. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Apr 01; 31(7):e366-e375.
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Khan AZ, Stoll KE, Erickson BJ. Rehabilitation and Return to Work and Sport After Rotator Cuff. Clin Sports Med. 2023 Jan; 42(1):175-184.
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Mirzayan R, Abboud JA, Sethi PM, Khan AZ, Lohre R, Talamo M, Quintana JO, Elhassan B. Emerging Treatment Options for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: Biologic Tuberoplasty, Balloon Arthroplasty, Anterior Cable Reconstruction, Lower Trapezius Transfer. Instr Course Lect. 2023; 72:223-238.
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Chambers MM, Khan AZ, Namdari S. Teres Minor Muscle Atrophy: Anatomy, Patterns, and Clinical Manifestations. JBJS Rev. 2022 12 01; 10(12).
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Henn RF, Hasan SA, Gilotra MN, Weir TB. To Drive or Not to Drive?: Commentary on an article by Ariel E. Badger, MS, et al.: "Patients Who Undergo Rotator Cuff Repair Can Safely Return to Driving at 2 Weeks Postoperatively". J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 09 21; 104(18):e81.
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Alfaqih MA, Morrison WB. Postoperative MR Imaging of the Rotator Cuff. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2022 Nov; 30(4):617-627.