Three congenital variations in the long head of the biceps tendon: A review of pathoanatomic considerations and case reports

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Wahl, Christopher J ^a   MacGillivray, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BURSITIS; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SHOULDER PAIN; STRENGTH; TENDON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDONS;

EID: 36448957151     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.10.020     Document Type: Article

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