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Rotator cuff

Musculotendinea rotatoria · Rotátorová manžeta

Muscles

Looks like

Four flat muscles wrapping the shoulder from the shoulder blade to the top of the arm bone.

What it does

Hold the ball in its shallow socket and turn the arm in and out.

Keeping it well

Strength work at low weights; tears are common over 50 and most do well without surgery.

Its parts

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