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 ...

The distal biceps tendon originates from the biceps muscle, which is the most superficial muscle of the anterior arm, courses deep to the antecubital fossa, and inserts on the radial tuberosity. The ...

Your bicep is the muscle in the front of your upper arm. It helps you bend your elbow and twist your forearm. Three tendons attach your bicep to bone: The long head tendon attaches your bicep to the ...

A tendon is the fibrous tissue that attaches muscle to bone in the human body. The forces applied to a tendon may be more than 5 times your body weight. In some rare instances, tendons can snap or ...

A biceps tendon tear occurs when the tendon completely or partially severs from the bone. When the tear occurs at the shoulder, a person may experience pain and lose some strength in their arm. Also ...

A 72-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of elbow and biceps femoris tendon (biceps) pain. He states he was at home when he had a mechanical fall on the stairs and ...