Reconstruction of chronic long head of biceps tendon tears with gracilis allograft: report of two cases

We present two cases of symptomatic chronic long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) ruptures treated with reconstruction of the tendon with an allograft due to native tendon shortening in one case and complete native tendon loss in the other. A gracilis allograft was Pulver-Taft weaved through the bic...

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Main Authors: Raffy Mirzayan, Andrew Vega
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Language:English
Published: Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society 2023-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.cisejournal.org/upload/pdf/cise-2023-00682.pdf
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description We present two cases of symptomatic chronic long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) ruptures treated with reconstruction of the tendon with an allograft due to native tendon shortening in one case and complete native tendon loss in the other. A gracilis allograft was Pulver-Taft weaved through the biceps muscle belly to reconstruct the LHBT and provide sufficient working length to perform a subpectoral tenodesis. In cases of chronic, symptomatic LHBT rupture with a shortened or absent tendon, a gracilis allograft can be used to reconstruct the biceps tendon and to perform a subpectoral tenodesis, providing symptom relief and reversing a Popeye muscle.
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spelling doaj-art-84b0b4a4cf9e4897a457d1e9c6eb4e0f2024-11-19T00:03:35ZengKorean Shoulder and Elbow SocietyClinics in Shoulder and Elbow2288-87212023-12-0127337537910.5397/cise.2023.00682950Reconstruction of chronic long head of biceps tendon tears with gracilis allograft: report of two casesRaffy Mirzayan0Andrew Vega1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Baldwin Park, CA, USA Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USAWe present two cases of symptomatic chronic long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) ruptures treated with reconstruction of the tendon with an allograft due to native tendon shortening in one case and complete native tendon loss in the other. A gracilis allograft was Pulver-Taft weaved through the biceps muscle belly to reconstruct the LHBT and provide sufficient working length to perform a subpectoral tenodesis. In cases of chronic, symptomatic LHBT rupture with a shortened or absent tendon, a gracilis allograft can be used to reconstruct the biceps tendon and to perform a subpectoral tenodesis, providing symptom relief and reversing a Popeye muscle.http://www.cisejournal.org/upload/pdf/cise-2023-00682.pdfproximal biceps reconstructionlong head biceps reconstructionallograft biceps reconstructionbiceps tendon deficiencysubpectoral tenodesis
spellingShingle Raffy Mirzayan
Andrew Vega
Reconstruction of chronic long head of biceps tendon tears with gracilis allograft: report of two cases
Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
proximal biceps reconstruction
long head biceps reconstruction
allograft biceps reconstruction
biceps tendon deficiency
subpectoral tenodesis
title Reconstruction of chronic long head of biceps tendon tears with gracilis allograft: report of two cases
title_full Reconstruction of chronic long head of biceps tendon tears with gracilis allograft: report of two cases
title_fullStr Reconstruction of chronic long head of biceps tendon tears with gracilis allograft: report of two cases
title_full_unstemmed Reconstruction of chronic long head of biceps tendon tears with gracilis allograft: report of two cases
title_short Reconstruction of chronic long head of biceps tendon tears with gracilis allograft: report of two cases
title_sort reconstruction of chronic long head of biceps tendon tears with gracilis allograft report of two cases
topic proximal biceps reconstruction
long head biceps reconstruction
allograft biceps reconstruction
biceps tendon deficiency
subpectoral tenodesis
url http://www.cisejournal.org/upload/pdf/cise-2023-00682.pdf
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