BMJ

CHRONIC DISTAL BICEPS TENDON RUPTURE: RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF OUTOCOMES OF A NOVEL TECHNIQUE OF RECONSTRUCTION WITH TENDON GRAFT

Introduction The biceps brachii muscle is the primary forearm supinator and a secondary elbow flexor. The pathophysiology of distal tendon ruptures is still unclear. Patients with chronic rupture ...
Miami Herald

That pop and pain from the elbow could mean a major medical issue

Q. Last night, I was lifting a bed frame and felt a pop in the front of my right elbow. I experienced immediate pain and noticed a deformity of my biceps muscle. There is also weakness when I try to ...
Palm Beach Post

The biceps tendon — is it dispensable?

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 ...
BMJ

Disorder of the long head of the biceps tendon

Correspondence to Dr Benno Ejnisman, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Embaú 87, CEP 04039-060, São Paulo 05011001, Brazil; bennoale{at}uol.com.br This paper focuses on biceps injuries in shoulder ...