The long head of biceps at the shoulder: a scoping review

B Diplock, W Hing, D Marks - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 - Springer
Background This review aimed to explore the available literature to update our
understanding of the long head of biceps (LHB) at the shoulder. Synthesise our findings to …

Biceps tenodesis versus tenotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of level I randomized controlled trials

JW Belk, MJ Kraeutler, DA Houck, AN Chrisman… - Journal of Shoulder and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Biceps tenodesis and tenotomy are 2 surgical treatment options for relief of long
head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) pathology and superior labrum anterior-to-posterior …

Biceps tenodesis versus tenotomy in the treatment of lesions of the long head of the biceps tendon in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a prospective …

P MacDonald, F Verhulst, S McRae… - … American journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The biceps tendon is a known source of shoulder pain. Few high-level studies
have attempted to determine whether biceps tenotomy or tenodesis is the optimal approach …

Surgical treatment of lesions of the long head of the biceps brachii tendon with rotator cuff tear: a prospective randomized clinical trial comparing the clinical results of …

HJ Lee, JY Jeong, CK Kim, YS Kim - Journal of Shoulder and Elbow …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Tenotomy and tenodesis are common treatments for lesions in the long head of
biceps tendon (LHBT); however, which treatment is superior is still controversial. This study …

Biceps tenotomy has earlier pain relief compared to biceps tenodesis: a randomized prospective study

ES Belay, JR Wittstein, GE Garrigues… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Surgical management for long head of the biceps (LHB) tendinopathy with either
biceps tenotomy or tenodesis is a reliable, but debated treatment option. The aim of this …

Tenodesis is not superior to tenotomy in the treatment of the long head of biceps tendon lesions

R Castricini, F Familiari, M De Gori, DA Riccelli… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose To compare the effectiveness of tenodesis and tenotomy in the treatment of long
head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) lesions. The null hypothesis was that there is no …

A meta-analysis comparing tenotomy and tenodesis for treating rotator cuff tears combined with long head of the biceps tendon lesions

X Shang, J Chen, S Chen - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Purpose The purpose of this meta-analysis was to assess whether there were differences in
the outcomes between tenotomy and tenodesis in treating LHBT lesions combined with …

A meta-analysis of level I evidence comparing tenotomy vs tenodesis in the management of long head of biceps pathology

XM Zhu, T Leroux, E Ben-David, B Dennis… - Journal of Shoulder and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The ideal surgical treatment of long head of biceps pathology is unclear. This
review evaluates Level I studies comparing tenotomy and tenodesis for the management of …

A meta-analysis comparing tenotomy or tenodesis for lesions of the long head of the biceps tendon with concomitant reparable rotator cuff tears

Y Na, Y Zhu, Y Shi, Y Ren, T Zhang, W Liu… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2019 - Springer
Background The best treatment for lesions of the long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) with
concomitant reparable rotator cuff tears is still controversial. The purpose of the meta …

Tenodesis yields better functional results than tenotomy in long head of the biceps tendon operations—a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Vajda, L Szako, P Hegyi, B Erőss, A Görbe… - International …, 2022 - Springer
Background Pathology of the long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) is a common disorder
affecting muscle function and causing considerable pain for the patient. The literature on the …