J Korean Shoulder Elbow Soc.  2007 Jun;10(1):78-83.

Tenodesis of Long Head of the Biceps Brachii Tendon with Bioabsorbable Interference Screw

• Yum JK
• Sin YW
• Lee SJ

Abstract

Purpose: This study reports the clinical results of the tenodesis of long head of the Biceps brachii tendon with bioabsorbable interference screw by minimal open procedure.
Materials and Methods
Ten cases of 10 patients (7 male, 3 female) were included in this study. The average age was 45.8 years old and the average period from the symptom onset to operation was 13.7 months. Average preoperative ASES score was 38.5. The causes of injury was; sports activities in 4 patients, unknown in 4 patients, industrial accident in 1 patient and traffic accident in 1 patient. The average follow up period was 12.1 months. Tenodesis with bioabsorbable interference screw by minimal open precedure was performed in all cases.
Results
The ASES score improved to 87.5 at last follow up period and 6 cases had full range of motion of the shoulder. 4 cases had mild limited range of motion of the shoulder without any problem in normal daily activity.
Conclusion
It was assumed that tenodesis of long head of the biceps brachii tendon with bioabsorbable interference screw by minimal open precedure was one of the good methods with good clinical results.

Keyword

Shoulder; Long head of biceps brachii; Tenodesis; Bioabsorbable interference screw

MeSH Terms

Accidents, Occupational
Accidents, Traffic
Follow-Up Studies
Head*
Humans
Male
Range of Motion, Articular
Shoulder
Sports
Tendons*
Tenodesis*