rotator

Example Sentences

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“That’s cool. I swim the fly too. Or, I mean, I used to. Before I tore my rotator cuff.”

From Literature

As Robby, McKay and others examine her and run a few tests, they determine she likely has rotator cuff tear, and that she’ll need X-rays to know if she has a fracture.

From Los Angeles Times

After high school, I signed a minor-league contract but tore my rotator cuff.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stiff base-to-soft tip structure also appears in rotator cuffs or ACL ligaments, he said for example -- and better understanding those structures and how they might impact sensing could perhaps allow for improved repair techniques.

From Barron's

That injury, which Phillips later said included a tear in the back of his rotator cuff, caused him to miss the early weeks of this past season.

From Los Angeles Times