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Arthroscopic Supra-pectoral Biceps Tenodesis

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Abstract

The long head of the biceps tendon’s (LHBT) role can range from being a vital component of shoulder biomechanics to solely a vestigial structure. Despite this controversy, the LHBT represents a frequent source of shoulder pain due to tendon degenerative changes or instability as well as residual pain after shoulder surgery [1–4].

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Instituto Argentino de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Guillermo Arce, Juan Pablo Previgliano, Diego Ferro & Juan Pablo Altuna

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad, Caracas, Venezuela

    Enrique Salas

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Arce, G., Previgliano, J.P., Ferro, D., Altuna, J.P., Salas, E. (2019). Arthroscopic Supra-pectoral Biceps Tenodesis. In: Imhoff, A.B., Savoie, F.H. (eds) Rotator Cuff Across the Life Span. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58729-4_30

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