Abstract Background: The superiority of tenotomy vs. tenodesis for surgery on lesions of the long head of the biceps brachii tendon is still under debate. Indeed, high-quality evidence is lacking ...

What is a proximal bicep tendon tear? Learn about this type of tendon injury, including possible causes, symptoms, and treatments.

This paper focuses on biceps injuries in shoulder surgery. This topic is currently of great interest, and there has been much discussion about diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Biceps tendon ...

Biceps tendonitis is an inflammation or irritation of the upper biceps tendon. The upper biceps tendon is also called the long head of the biceps tendon. This strong, cord-like structure connects the ...

Will this require surgery to repair? How long is the recovery? Answer: You have described the typical presentation for a biceps tendon or muscle tear.

Information from WebMD on tendon ruptures, a potentially serious problem that may result in excruciating pain and permanent disability if untreated.

Objective: To examine the relative prevalence of histological changes that have been found to be associated with the process of tendinopathy in lesions of the tendon of the long head of the biceps ...

When the long head of the biceps tendon is overused or acutely injured, it can cause a tear of the labrum. This seems like a shoulder instability injury, but it's also a biceps injury.

The long head of the biceps and its glenoid labral attachment, the biceps labral complex, constitute an integral part of the anatomy optimizing ball-and-socket kinematics and dynamic glenohumeral ...

Figure 1: Photographs of a 70-year-old man with biceps tendon rupture. (A) Bilateral comparison with elbow flexion shows hump formation on the right side caused by bulging of the biceps muscle because ...