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Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care 2002; 10(3): 160-166
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-37326
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Management of Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture

M. W. Scanlan1 , M. P. Rosenwasser1 , R. J. Strauch1
  • 1Hand Surgery Service, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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20 February 2003 (online)

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Abstract

Repair of distal biceps tendon ruptures has received increasing attention in the past decade. For the active individual who desires the return of function in the injured arm to a level as near to normal as possible, acute repair of a distal biceps tendon rupture is recommended. Methods for repair include a single anterior incision technique that employs suture anchor fixation and a two incision technique that employs transosseous suture fixation. Chronic ruptures may be repaired with tendon or fascial grafts. Complications are rare, the most serious of which is the formation of a forearm synostosis which has been reported following repair with the two incision technique.

Key words

Elbow injuries - Suture anchor fixation

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