A biceps tendon tear occurs when the tendon completely or partially severs from the bone. When the tear occurs at the shoulder, a person may experience pain and lose some strength in their arm. Also ...

Background Labral repair and biceps tenodesis are routine operations for superior labrum anterior posterior (SLAP) lesion of the shoulder, but evidence of their efficacy is lacking. We evaluated the ...

A single-incision suture anchor technique can effectively repair distal biceps tendon ruptures and may improve postop cosmesis by minimizing scar formation, a retrospective study shows. Chris K. John, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — From professional athletes to weekend warriors, every year more than 100,000 people in the U.S. have surgeries to repair their shoulders. Unfortunately, some repairs fail, ...

"The device has really simplified the biceps tenodesis procedure by eliminating steps and shortening the length of the procedure," said Dr. Scott Trenhaile, a shoulder specialist with Rockford ...

Question: My friend told me he had surgery up north and his surgeon intentionally cut his biceps. Is he crazy or does this actually happen? Answer: The biceps muscle starts as two separate tendons ...

Biceps tendinitis occurs when there’s inflammation of the biceps tendon. This tendon stretches along your biceps muscle from your elbow up to your shoulder. Repetitive motions, particularly from ...

Dr Kevin R Stone is a pioneer of advanced orthopaedic surgical and rehabilitation techniques to repair, regenerate and replace damaged cartilage and ligaments. The author was trained at Harvard ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: My brother ruptured a tendon in his right arm, and his biceps muscle has dropped into an ugly clump. He has had three doctors give him the same opinion. If he were younger (he's 60), ...

Repairing distal biceps tendon ruptures using suture anchors inserted through a single anterior incision appears to yield clinically objective and functional results that are comparable to ...