Bicepstendontears or ruptures are often painful and frightening injuries.
The biceps muscle helps bend the elbow joint, but it also has other functions.
It is important in the motion called supination of the forearm.
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The biceps tendon is also important in its contribution to shoulder stability.
The long head of the biceps is almost always the part that is injured in a proximal biceps injury.
There are two types of biceps tendon ruptures.
This injury key in is the most common key in of biceps tendon injury.
It is most common in patients over 60 years of age and often causes minimal symptoms.
As stated above, proximal biceps tendon injuries almost always occur to the long head of the biceps tendon.
Injuries to the short head of the biceps are essentially unheard of.
Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture
The distal biceps tendon is injured around the elbow joint.
This is usually an injury that occurs with heavy lifting or sports in middle-aged men.
Many patients with a distal biceps rupture will have surgery to repair the torn tendon.
However, results of non-surgical treatment are not as bad as many people think.
Nonsurgical treatment is often an option.
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