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 ...

Tendons are tough bands of soft tissue that connect muscle to bone. They are pulled when muscles contract to allow body parts to move. The biceps is the muscle on the front of the upper arm. The upper ...

A biceps tear is a rupture of the biceps tendon, which connects the biceps muscle of the upper arm to the bones in the shoulder and elbow. Tears in the biceps tendon (often incorrectly called the ...

The biceps tendons are at the top and bottom of the biceps muscle. The tendon that attaches the lower part of the biceps to the elbow is the distal tendon. The tendons that attach the top of the ...

Anatomy of a elbow joint. parts of the arm. bones (humerus, radius, ulna) Muscle (Triceps, Biceps) and Distal tendon of triceps. Elbow joint anatomy isolated on white vector Elbow joint anatomy ...

A 42-year-old female nurse presented in March 2008 with a left proximal hamstring tendon injury sustained while playing hockey. At surgery, the proximal biceps femoris tendon and semitendonosus were ...

There are two sets of tendons that attach the bicep to bone: However, these causes vary based on if you experienced a proximal tear or a distal tear. “Usually tears occur within the proximal tendon ...

A shortcut review was carried out to see whether the hook test is sensitive enough for a negative result to exclude complete distal biceps tendon rupture (DBTR) in adults. 3 papers presented the best ...

Intramuscular lipoma: an uncommon condition disguised as a distal biceps brachii tendon rupture. A case study.