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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The team announced this week that Estevez has a right rotator cuff strain after experiencing shoulder discomfort in his first rehab assignment Wednesday.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
Now, the 26-year-old is dealing with a rotator cuff injury and will be shut down for a few weeks.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
In October 2025, Rollins suffered a torn rotator cuff at Crown Jewel, was forced to relinquish the World Heavyweight Championship and was kicked out of The Vision.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Inside a pristine laboratory at GBI Biomanufacturing in Plantation, stem-cell production ramps up, producing regenerative medicine with the potential to repair a torn rotator cuff, deep skin tear or an arthritic knee.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
Now, the 26-year-old is dealing with a rotator cuff injury and will be shut down for a few weeks.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
In October 2025, Rollins suffered a torn rotator cuff at Crown Jewel, was forced to relinquish the World Heavyweight Championship and was kicked out of The Vision.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Inside a pristine laboratory at GBI Biomanufacturing in Plantation, stem-cell production ramps up, producing regenerative medicine with the potential to repair a torn rotator cuff, deep skin tear or an arthritic knee.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
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“Rotator cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rotator%20cuff. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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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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