The long head of biceps as a source of pain in active population: Tenotomy or tenodesis? A comparison of 2 case series with isolated lesions

Musculoskeletal Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue SUPP, 2012, Pages

  Rose, Giacomo Delle ^a   Borroni, Mario ^a   Silvestro, Alessandro ^a   Garofalo, Raffaele ^a   Conti, Marco ^a   De Nittis, Pasquale ^a   Castagna, Alessandro ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Long head of biceps; Shoulder; Tenodesis; Tenotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER PAIN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENODESIS; TENOTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER PAIN; TENODESIS; TENOTOMY;

EID: 84862734261     PISSN: 20355106     EISSN: 20355114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12306-012-0189-0     Document Type: Article

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