BACKGROUND The accuracy of the physical examination for tears of the long head of the biceps remains controversial. PURPOSE The goals were 1) to characterize the occurrence of partial tears of the long head of the biceps tendon in a group of consecutive patients, and 2) to analyze the diagnostic value of various clinical tests for pathologic lesions of the proximal biceps tendon. STUDY DESI...

INTRODUCTION: Pathologic changes in the long head of the biceps tendon are common clinically in conjunction with rotator cuff tears [1,2]. However, there is some debate regarding the role of the biceps at the shoulder following a cuff tear [3,4] and therefore, controversy exists regarding its treatment. A previous study in a rat model determined that the biceps tendon was detrimentally affected...

BACKGROUND Pathology in the long head of the biceps tendon often occurs in patients with rotator cuff tears. Arthroscopic tenotomy is the most common treatment. However, the role of the long head of the biceps at the shoulder and the consequences of surgical detachment on the remaining shoulder structures remain unknown. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We hypothesized that detachment of the long head of t...

BACKGROUND Treatment of chronic, refractory biceps tendinitis remains controversial. The authors sought to evaluate clinical and functional outcomes of arthroscopic release of the long head of the biceps tendon. HYPOTHESIS In specific cases of refractory biceps tendinitis, site-specific release of the long head of the biceps tendon may yield relief of pain and symptoms. STUDY DESIGN Case se...

O w large body of evidence supports the fact that ubluxation and dislocation of the long head of the iceps tendon are relatively common findings associted with rotator cuff pathology. Dislocation of the ong head of the biceps is often linked to chronic egenerative changes seen with impingement synrome and tears in the rotator cuff, especially the ubscapularis tendon. One report states that medi...

Title:Relationship between chronic pathologies of the supraspinatus tendon and the long head of the biceps tendon: Systematic Review.

Xanthomatous infiltration may rarely affect the rotator cuff muscles and long head of the biceps tendon. It is the deposition of cholesterol within the rotator cuff muscles and long head of the biceps tendon resulting from hyperlipidemia, specifically high triglyceride and total cholesterol levels. As more commonly seen with xanthomatous infiltration and tear of the Achilles tendon, there may a...

We sought to understand the effects of superior humeral head translation and load of the long head of biceps on the pathomechanics of the superior glenoid labrum by predicting labral strain. Using micro-CT cadaver images, a finite element model of the glenohumeral joint was generated, consisting of humerus, glenoid bone, cartilages, labrum, and biceps tendon. A glenohumeral compression of 50 N ...