The long head of the biceps tendon is frequently involved in shoulder pathologies, often in relation to inflammatory or degenerative damage to the rotator cuff. Biceps tenodesis in the bicipital groove and tenotomy are the main treatment options. Tenotomy of the long head of the biceps tendon is a simpler and quicker procedure than tenodesis, and it does not require the use of implants. However...

Because of difficulties in diagnosis of pathology of the long head of the biceps tendon and a desire to prevent later complications, there may be a tendency to perform a biceps tenodesis even when pathology is mild. Surprisingly, in this multivariate analysis of a large database, tenodesis of the biceps was associated with increased odds of revision rotator cuff repair. Although the statistical...

BACKGROUND While a vast body of literature exists describing biceps tenodesis techniques and evaluating the biomechanical aspects of tenodesis locations or various implants, little literature presents useful clinical outcomes to guide surgeons in their decision to perform a particular method of tenodesis. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS To compare the clinical outcomes of open subpectoral biceps tenodesis...

Purpose: To describe a case series of young adult patients with isolated chronic proximal biceps tendinitis refractory to conservative care found to have anatomic long head biceps tendon (LHBT) origin variations who underwent arthroscopic-assisted subpectoral biceps tenodesis. Methods: Patients were included in this retrospective case series if they met all the following criteria: 1) had ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess the biomechanical performance of the long head of the biceps tenodesis with an interference screw with respect to screw depth. METHODS Twenty-one human cadaveric shoulders were randomized into 3 treatment groups (7 each): interference screw placed flush to the humeral cortex, 50% proud, or fully recessed. Bone density was determined, and subpect...

OBJECTIVE To compare the functional results among patients undergoing tenotomy with or without tenodesis of the long head of the biceps associated with arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff injuries, with a minimum two-year follow-up. METHOD This was a retrospective non-randomized trial with evidence level III, in which the medical files of 77 patients with lesions of the long head of the bicep...

INTRODUCTION Many surgical techniques have been described in the literature. In this article, we describe surgical technical details along with tips and tricks of distal biceps tendon tenodesis using the EndoButton and tension - slide technique, a modification of the suspensory cortical button technique, which allows the surgeon to tension and repairs the biceps tendon through the single longit...