ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2021
Shoulder Long Head Biceps Tendon Pathology Is Associated With Increasing Rotator Cuff Tear Size.
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- Preservation of the long head of the biceps tendon is a viable option in rotator cuff repair: a retrospective comparative study using Biceps Inflammation Section Integrity classification.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2026Article
- Combined subscapularis and supraspinatus tears markedly increase the risk of long head of the biceps tendon pathology.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2026Article
- Comparison of subacromial volume and clinical parameters of patients who underwent biceps tenotomy or tenodesis due to long head of biceps tendon pathologies during rotator cuff repair surgery.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2026Article
- CORR Insights®: Long Head of Biceps Tendinopathy Is Associated With Age and Cuff Tendinopathy on MRI Obtained for Evaluation of Shoulder Pain.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2025Article
- Long Head of Biceps Tendinopathy: A Scoping Review of Classifications and Proposed Novel Classification System.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2025Article
- Biceps tendon autograft augmentation for rotator cuff and instability procedures: a narrative review.EFORT open reviews · 2024Review
- Long head of the biceps tendon versatility in reconstructive shoulder surgery: a narrative review of arthroscopic techniques and their biomechanical principles with video presentation.International orthopaedics · 2024Review
- The effect of biceps tenotomy on superior humeral migration in arthroscopic repaired full-thickness supraspinatus tears.JSES international · 2023Article
- Depressive and Anxiety Disorders Increase Risk for Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Pain Following Arthroscopic Suprapectoral Biceps Tenodesis.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- The long head of biceps at the shoulder: a scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Clinical efficacy and tendon integrity of patients with subscapularis tear by the technique of arthroscopic single external row repair.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Rotator Cuff Health, Pathology, and Repair in the Perspective of Hyperlipidemia.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the association between rotator cuff tear (RCT) size and long head biceps tendon (LHBT) pathology.
methodsWe retrospectively enrolled 202 consecutive patients (114 women and 88 men with mean age at surgery of 62.14 years [SD, 7.73]) who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair for different sized full-thickness RCTs. LHBT pathology was evaluated considering the presence of inflammation, section alteration, loss of integrity, dislocation, dynamic instability, and absence. The site of LHBT pathology was evaluated considering 3 portions: (1) the insertional element; (2) the free intra-articular portion; (3) the part that enters the intertubercular groove. Statistics were evluated.
resultsThe LHBT was absent in 22 cases (10.9%): 2, 4, 15, and 1 patients with small, large, massive, and subscapularis RCTs, respectively. A significant correlation was found between the prevalence of LHBT absence and massive RCTs (
conclusionsShoulder LHBT pathology is associated with increasing rotator cuff tear size. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Surgeons should be aware that biceps pathology is particularly prevalent in patients with larger RTCs.
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