BICEPS TENDON DISLOCATION AND INSTABILITY

Course overview

THE LONG HEAD OF THE BICEPS BRACHII TENDON (LHBT) IS A COMMON SOURCE OF PAIN IN THE SHOULDER. BICEPS TENDON PATHOLOGY IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATOR CUFF (RC) PATHOLOGY. THE SPECTRUM OF LHBT INJURIES INCLUDES PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TENDINITIS, CHRONIC TENDINOPATHY, SUPERIOR LABRUM ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR (SLAP) LESIONS, INSTABILITY, AND PARTIAL OR COMPLETE RUPTURES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF BICEPS TENDON RUPTURES AND DISLOCATIONS AND REVIEWS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING, DIAGNOSING, AND MANAGING THE CONDITION.