rotator cuff
noun
: a supporting and strengthening structure of the shoulder joint that is made up of the capsule of the shoulder joint blended with tendons and muscles as they pass to the capsule or across it to insert on the head of the humerus
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Selected by Washington in the fourth round of the 2023 draft, Daniels missed his rookie season with a torn rotator cuff, then was cut by the Commanders this past August.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Nonsurgical treatments can aid in healing rotator cuff injuries.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024
Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the bullpen mound at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, firing 20 pitches in the first session the right-hander has thrown since straining his rotator cuff in June.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
But he was placed on the IL with a strained rotator cuff on June 16 and has yet to return.
—Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Nonsurgical treatments can aid in healing rotator cuff injuries.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024
Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the bullpen mound at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, firing 20 pitches in the first session the right-hander has thrown since straining his rotator cuff in June.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
But he was placed on the IL with a strained rotator cuff on June 16 and has yet to return.
—Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
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“Rotator cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rotator%20cuff. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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rotator cuff
noun
: a supporting and strengthening structure of the shoulder joint that is made up of part of its capsule blended with tendons of the subscapularis, infraspinatus, supraspinatus, and teres minor muscles as they pass to the capsule or across it to insert on the humerus
called also musculotendinous cuff
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