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Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy
Tree Number(s)
C05.550.114.264.500
C05.550.354.250
Unique ID
D000070656
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000070656
Scope Note
Rapidly destructive shoulder joint and bone disease found mainly in elderly, and predominantly in women. It is characterized by SHOULDER PAIN; JOINT INSTABILITY; and the presence of crystalline CALCIUM PHOSPHATES in the SYNOVIAL FLUID. It is associated with ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES.
Entry Term(s)
Cuff Tear Arthropathy
Milwaukee Shoulder
Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome
Previous Indexing
Rotator Cuff/injuries (1963-2016)
Rotator Cuff/physiopathology (1963-2016)
See Also
Rotator Cuff Injuries
Public MeSH Note
2017
History Note
2017
Date Established
2017/01/01
Date of Entry
2016/07/08
Revision Date
2016/02/26
Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy Preferred
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