Avulsion of the distal tendon of the biceps brachii: reattachment to the radial tuberosity via 1-incision technique.
Between 1995 and 1997 a total of 5 patients with injury of the distal tendon of the biceps brachii were treated by reattachment to the radial tuberosity using Henry anterior access to the elbow. The results obtained through a clinical and instrumental evaluation, and the answers to a questionnaire, were good or excellent. What was particular about our work was that we treated all of the patients by a single Henry anterior access and not a double Boyd and Anderson one, which is more commonly used. Our decision was based on the minor amount of surgical invasiveness, the simpler method of reinsertion of the tendon and the minor incidence of possible radio-ulnar synostoses. This surgical approach requires particular care with regard to possible injuries of the radial nerve, that, moreover, are easily avoidable if surgery is performed by experts, with accurate and limited preparation of the site of reattachment.
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Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale Civile, Vimercate.
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D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000601:surgery*; D012421:Rupture; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors