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No difference between biceps tenotomy and tenodesis in terms of pain or function
January 2020
No difference between biceps tenotomy and tenodesis in terms of pain or function
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:2
Biceps tenotomy has earlier pain relief compared to biceps tenodesis: a randomized prospective study
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc.2019;27(12):4032-4037.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Biceps tenotomy and tenodesis are two techniques to deal with long head biceps tendon pathology. Tenodesis has the benefit of theoretically superior cosmesis, though pain and squeaking at the docking site are potential complications. On the other hand, tenotomy is a simpler technique, albeit with risk of "Popeye" deformity. The authors randomized 34 patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy to rece...
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