Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Tenotomy of the Long Head of Biceps Tendon in Patients with Symptomatic Complete Rotator Cuff Tear: In Vivo Non-contRolled Prospective Study

Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Tenotomy of the Long Head of Biceps Tendon in Patients with Symptomatic Complete Rotator Cuff Tear: In Vivo Non-contRolled Prospective Study

Background: We prospectively tested technical feasibility and clinical outcome of percutaneous ultrasound-guided tenotomy of long head of biceps tendon (LHBT). Methods: We included 11 patients (6 women; age: 73 ± 8.6 years) with symptomatic full-thickness rotator cuff tear and intact LHBT, in whom s...

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Main Authors: Luca Maria Sconfienza, Domenico Albano, Carmelo Messina, Salvatore Gitto, Vincenzo Guarrella, Carlo Perfetti, Ettore Taverna, Paolo Arrigoni, Pietro Simone Randelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
shoulder
long head of biceps tendon
tenotomy
ultrasound
ultrasound-guided procedure
percutaneous
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/7/2114

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