
A long head of biceps tendon tear or injury is a common source of pain causing restricted overhead shoulder movements. It can get affected by injury, inflammation or wear and tear. It is common in overhead athletes such as fast bowlers or tennis players, when it can reduce the sports performance. It usually responds to a guided steroid injection and physiotherapy. In the case of persistent symptoms, your surgeon will advise surgical treatment in the form of longhead ofbiceps tenotomy or tenodesis. In severe cases it can lead to rupture of the tendon which can cause an obvious bulge in the arm called a Popeye sign and occasional cramps. It usually does not require surgical treatment, however your surgeon may offer you surgery (biceps tenodesis) if it is associated with a rotator cuff tear, or persistent symptoms of pain and cramps along the biceps tendon.
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Rotator cuff Tear
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Shoulder Instability or dislocation or labral tear
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SLAP tear
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Shoulder arthritis
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Acromio-clavicular joint arthritis
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Acromio-clavicular joint dislocation
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Calcific tendinitis
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Frozen shoulder
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Biceps tendonitis or Proximal biceps rupture
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Shoulder Impingement
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Pectoralis major tendon tear
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Collarbone (Clavicle) fracture
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Upper arm bone (Humerus) fracture
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Shoulder blade (Scapula or Glenoid) Fracture
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Suprascapular nerve compressive neuropathy or entrapment
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Sterno-clavicular joint instability
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Sterno-clavicular joint arthritis
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Snapping scapula syndrome
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Scapula dyskinesis
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Winged scapula
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Shoulder arthroscopy
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Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
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Superior capsular reconstruction
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Tendon transfer
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Biceps tendonitis or Proximal biceps rupture
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Labral repair – Bankart/ Posterior labral repair
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Arthroscopic latarjet
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Arthroscopic bone block procedure (anterior/ posterior)
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SLAP repair
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Arthroscopic excision of calcific deposits
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Arthroscopic capsular release
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Arthroscopic ACJ repair/ reconstruction
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Arthroscopic distal clavicle excision
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Comprehensive arthroscopic management (CAM)
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Hemiarthroplasty
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Total anatomic shoulder replacement
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Reverse shoulder replacement
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Pectoralis major tendon repair
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Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) clavicle
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Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) humerus
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Arthroscopic supraspinatus nerve decompression
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Sterno-clavicular joint procedures (Excision or Reconstruction)
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Scapulothoracic arthroscopy
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Scapulothoracic fusion
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Biologic resurfacing of glenoid
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Glenohumeral fusion