title: Bridge Tenodesis: A Secure Fixation Technique for Biceps Long Head Tendinopathy During Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Using a Suture-Bridge Technique.
abstract: Tendinopathy of the long head of the biceps is often found as an intra-articular pathology in the glenohumeral joint. Because long head of the biceps lesions are common, surgical intervention to properly manage the long head of the biceps has become an important issue. Both tenodesis and tenotomy have been shown to provide benefits in biceps long head tendinopathy. But because of concerns about muscle power reduction, cramping, and "Popeye's deformity," which may result from biceps tenotomy, biceps tenodesis is a good option for treating biceps lesions. Here, we describe a time-saving, simple, and secure biceps tenodesis method during rotator cuff repairs, which is a combination of an adjacent soft-tissue tenodesis and a bony suprapectoral tenodesis, by performing a combined tenodesis (soft + bony), and we believe that the shoulder joint will gain more strength and loosening complications will be reduced.
authors.affiliation: Center for Shoulder, Elbow and Sports, NEON Orthopaedic Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Center for Shoulder, Elbow and Sports, NEON Orthopaedic Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Hyung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seok-Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Pusan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wonkwang University Sanbon Hospital, Sanbon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Noh