The knowledge about the biomechanics of the muscles attached around the shoulder joint, known as 'rotator cuff muscles' has increased exponentially. However, the role of one of the rotator cuff muscles, which is also now known as 'forgotten rotator cuff muscle' has been ignored or less impoance has been attached to its role. Which of the following muscles best describes this description?
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis
Answer- D (Subscapularis)Subscapularis is the major and most powerful muscle of the rotator cuff and has an enormous meaning in the gleno-humeral stability.Lo and Burkha even tagged the subscapularis tendon hypercritically as the 'forgotten tendon'.