The biceps tendon is also important in its contribution to shoulder stability. There are two proximal biceps tendon attachments at the shoulder joint, and a single distal biceps tendon at the elbow.

A shortcut review was carried out to see whether the hook test is sensitive enough for a negative result to exclude complete distal biceps tendon rupture (DBTR) in adults. 3 papers presented the best ...

Background Ultrasound (US) imaging is commonly used to visualise tendon structure. It is not clear whether the presence of structural abnormalities in asymptomatic tendons predicts the development of ...

Results: Hypoechoic rims were normally present in joints and tendon sheaths owing to physiological synovial fluid and/or cartilage. Similarly, fluid was found in the subdeltoid bursa in 173/204 (85%), ...

1 MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK 2 The Graham Watts Laboratories for Research into Motor Neuron Disease, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and ...

X-ray and Ultrasound Scan The prevalence of the pathologies identified on x-ray and ultrasound are presented in Figures 3 and 4. Acromioclavicular joint (Figure 5a) and GHJ pathology were the most ...

The patellar tendon connects the kneecap (the patella) to the shinbone. This is part of the "extensor mechanism" of the knee. Together with the kneecap, quadriceps tendon, and the quadriceps muscle, ...

PERTH, Australia -- World No. 2-ranked Alexander Zverev withdrew from the United Cup mixed teams tennis tournament Wednesday because of a biceps strain less than two weeks from the start of the ...