The biceps tenodesis procedure treats shoulder and biceps muscle pain and weakness that happens when you tear your long head biceps tendon. This tendon is located at the top of your bicep muscle. It’s connected to your labrum, which is cartilage that lines your shoulder socket.

Feb 27, 2024 · Biceps tenodesis is a treatment for chronic long head of the bicep tendon pain due to a variety of causes. This type of surgical repair can either be a stand-alone procedure or part...

he post-operative course for biceps tenodesis. This protocol is time based (dependent. on tissue healing) as well as criterion based. Specific intervention should be based on the needs of the individual and should consi.

Lesions of the proximal long head of the biceps tendon (LHB) have been considered as a major cause of shoulder pain and dysfunction. The role of the LHB in causing pain has been a source of controversy for many years, and extensive literature is ...

Sep 18, 2018 · A biceps tenodesis repairs a tear in the tendon that connects the biceps muscle to the shoulder. Here’s how to know if this procedure will ease your pain.

Jan 12, 2022 · Biceps tenodesis is a surgery to repair the biceps tendon. This procedure can help if pain or an injury affects the biceps tendon in and around the shoulder. In biceps tenodesis, a surgeon...

Primary true traumatic rupture of the long head of the biceps is an unusual event and much more commonly associated with degenerative change. If consider­ing either repair or tenodesis, then decompression must also be part of the procedure.

Although tenotomy and tenodesis are frequently used for long head of the biceps tendon lesions, controversies remain as to which technique is superior regarding pain, functionality, complications, and cosmetic appearance.

Indications for tenodesis include partial tears >25%, tendon subluxation, recalcitrant tendinopathy, chronic tendon atrophy, and impingement, SLAP, or rotator cuff treatment. The normal attachment of the long head of the biceps is surgically cut and reattached to the humerus with either a soft tissue or hardware fixation technique.

Both biceps tenodesis and tenotomy are done in response to tendon tears, injury or inflammation—usually of the long head’s tendon. One of these procedures may also be performed when treating a superior labral anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion or tear.