The biceps brachii muscle is prone to variants but absence of the long head of the biceps (LHB) tendon is an exceptionally rare anomaly. This report concerns the fourth case of bilateral congenital absence of the LHB tendon and presents the ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance (MR) findings. Our case has the peculiarity of being the first in which bilateral LHB tendon agenesis is not ass...

Treatment options for the pathology of the long head of the biceps tendon have included nonoperative management, limited synovectomy, subacromial decompression, repair of rotator cuff pathology, biceps tenotomy, and biceps tenodesis. Current literature for biceps tenodesis has focused on the adaptation of open techniques into arthroscopic procedures. We review the current literature, indication...

It has been proposed that the long head of the biceps functions as a humeral head depressor and stabilizer. In addition, in many overhead sports, the biceps helps to accelerate and decelerate the arm. With improper training or fatigue, inordinate stresses can be placed on the biceps as it attempts to compensate for other muscles. This can lead to attrition and failure, either within the tendon ...

Anatomic variations in the insertion of the long head of the biceps tendon and superior labral complex have been described (Erickson et al. [1992] AJR Am. J. Roentgenol. 158:1091-1096; Kreitner et al. [1998] AJR Am. J. Roentgenol. 170:599-605; Mariani et al. [1997] Arthroscopy 13:499-501; Vangsness Jr. et al. [1994] J. Bone Joint Surg. Br. 76:951-954). To the authors' knowledge, there have been...

Ten cadaveric shoulders were tested to evaluate the effect of simulated contraction of the long head of the biceps brachii on glenohumeral translation. The shoulders were mounted on a special apparatus attached to a servo-controlled hydraulic testing device. Sequential 50 N anterior, posterior, superior, and inferior forces and a 22 N joint compressive load were applied to the shoulders. An air...

A displaced Long Head of Biceps (LHB) tendon is commonly encountered in association with subscapularis rotator cuff tears. Management options for the displaced tendon consist of tenotomy, tenodesis or relocation with reconstruction of the biceps pulley. We present 16 patients in whom LHB relocation and reconstruction of the biceps pulley, was performed in association with subscapularis rotator ...

Methods: Twenty fresh-frozen cadaveric shoulders were dissected for analysis. Initial anatomic measurements involving the proximal long head of the biceps tendon (BT) were made, which included: the labral origin to the superior bicipital groove (LO-SBG), the total tendon length (TTL), the musculotendinous junction (MTJ) to the inferior pectoralis major tendon border, the MTJ to the superior pec...

BACKGROUND Primary and secondary lesions of the tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii are common, with no clear consensus about their optimal management. HYPOTHESIS There is no difference in outcomes of tenotomy and tenodesis for lesions of the tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii. STUDY DESIGN We performed a comprehensive quantitative review of the published English-langua...

INTRODUCTION It is well known that the biceps functions mainly as an elbow flexor and forearm supinator. In vivo elbow flexion and forearm supination strength testing after rupture of the long head of the biceps tendon has shown decreases of 0-16% and 0-21%, respectively [1,2]. Although many studies have attempted to identify the role of the long head of the biceps brachii muscle in elbow flexi...