How would you treat the partially torn biceps tendon?

Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 636-639

  Barber, F Alan ^a   Byrd, J W Thomas ^b   Wolf, Eugene M ^b   Burkhart, Stephen S ^b  

^a Plano Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON SURGERY; TENODESIS;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDON INJURIES; TENNIS;

EID: 0035413036     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2001.24852     Document Type: Article

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