A Cadaveric Study of the Rotator Cable: Interrogating the Suspension Bridge Model
Timothy Kanne,
John Lusk,
Cassidy Clark
et al.
Abstract:Purpose: The objective of this cadaveric study was to study the anatomic relationships between the rotator cuff muscles and the rotator cable.
Methods: In 30 formaldehyde-fixed shoulders from 20 cadavers, the rotator cuff and rotator cable were dissected and the glenohumeral joint opened. The orientation and attachments of the rotator cable to the rotator cuff muscles were studied and the severity of any osteoarthritis, labral pathology, and rotator cuff pathology present was documented. The width and thicknes… Show more
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