Figure 1
From: Overload and neovascularization of shoulder tendons in volleyball players
The axillary and brachial arteries supply the branches of blood vessels to the shoulder. The branches contributing to the blood supply of the rotator cuff tendons are as follow: 1. Suprascapular artery (vascularizes the infraspinatus and teres minor tendons); 2. Circumflex anterior humeral artery (vascularizes subscapularis tendon); 3. Circumflex posterior humeral artery (vascularizes infraspinatus and teres minor tendons); 4. Thoracoacromial artery (vascularizes supraspinatus tendon); 5. Subscapular artery (minimal contribution to vascularization of the anterior part of the rotator cuff tendons).