- Rotator cuff (musculotendinous cuff): tendons of supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis (SITS muscles) fused with the underlying capsule of the glenohumeral joint.
Formation
- Formed by the tendons of the four scapulohumeral (SITS) muscles fusing with the glenohumeral joint capsule.
Site of fusion of SITS tendons with the joint capsule
Muscle
Supraspinatus
- Site of fusion
- Superior
Infraspinatus
- Site of fusion
- Posterior
Teres minor
- Site of fusion
- Posterior
Subscapularis
- Site of fusion
- Anterior
musculotendinous (rotator) cuff Musculotendinous (rotator) cuff.