The Management of Biceps Pathology: A Clinical Guide from the Shoulder to the Elbow

Book Overview

Part I: Anatomy, Imaging and Function of the Biceps Tendon.- Anatomy of the biceps tendon: From origin to insertion.- How to Diagnose Biceps Tendon Pathology.- Imaging the biceps tendon at both the shoulder and elbow: What to look out for.- Ultrasound and the Biceps Tendon: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Benefits.- Role of the Biceps Tendon as a Humeral Head Depressor.- The role of the biceps tendon as a humeral head depressor.- The role of the biceps tendon in the overhead athlete.- Part II: Proximal Biceps Tendon Conditions.- Biceps Tendinopathy: Causes and Solutions to This Problem.- Nonsurgical Management of Proximal Biceps Pathology.- SLAP tears, diagnosis and management.- The incarcerating biceps tendon.- Anterior shoulder pain in the throwing athlete: SLAP repair vs. biceps tenodesis? Or both.- Injuries to the Biceps Pulley.- Managing Biceps Pathology With Rotator Cuff Tears.- Managing Biceps/SLAP Pathology with Associated Shoulder Instability.- Arthroscopic vs. open tenodesis: Which patients need which? .- Inlay Versus Onlay Fixation Methods for Proximal Biceps Tenodesis.- The biceps transfer: A different perspective on treatment.- Complications Following Proximal Biceps Tenodesis.- Post-Operative Rehabilitation: Biceps Tenodesis.- Part III: Distal Biceps Tendon Conditions.- Management of Partial Thickness Distal Biceps Tears.- Complete Distal Biceps Ruptures.- Methods of fixation for distal biceps repair: What does the evidence show?.- Chronic and Revision Distal Biceps Reconstruction.- Complications of Distal Biceps Tendon Repair.- How to rehab a patient following a distal biceps repair

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030630218
• ISBN13: 9783030630218
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"