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Tenodesis Reduces Rate of Popeye Deformity vs Tenotomy For Long Head Bicep Tendon Lesions at 2 Years

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February 2021

Tenodesis Reduces Rate of Popeye Deformity vs Tenotomy For Long Head Bicep Tendon Lesions at 2 Years

Vol: 10| Issue: 2| Number:25| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Biceps Tenodesis Versus Tenotomy in the Treatment of Lesions of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Prospective Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Am J Sports Med . 2020 May;48(6):1439-1449

Contributing Authors:
P MacDonald F Verhulst S McRae J Old G Stranges J Dubberley R Mascarenhas J Koenig J Leiter M Nassar P Lapner

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One hundred and fourteen patients scheduled to undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery to treat peri-operatively confirmed lesion of the long head of the biceps tendon were randomized to undergo a bicep tenodesis (n=57) or tenotomy (n=57). The primary outcome of interest was disease specific progression measured by the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) at 3, 6, 12, and 24months follow-up....

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