Difference between revisions of "ROTATOR CUFF INTERVAL"
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<br/>1. The rotator cuff interval is a triangular space between the tendons of subscapularis, supraspinatus & | <br/>1. The rotator cuff interval is a triangular space between the tendons of subscapularis, supraspinatus & the base of the coracoid process. | ||
<br/>2. It is roofed by the <i>coracohumeral ligament. </i> | <br/>2. It is roofed by the <i>coracohumeral ligament. </i> | ||
<br/>3. It contains the <i>tendon of the long head of the biceps & superior glenohumeral ligament.</i> | <br/>3. It contains the <i>tendon of the long head of the biceps & superior glenohumeral ligament.</i> | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 27 December 2022
SUMMARY
1. The rotator cuff interval is a triangular space between the tendons of subscapularis, supraspinatus & the base of the coracoid process.
2. It is roofed by the coracohumeral ligament.
3. It contains the tendon of the long head of the biceps & superior glenohumeral ligament.
Image: Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 35904 [Accessed 16 Apr. 2019].
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.
