Biceps tendon rupture

Question 1

What can direct biceps tendon injury cause?

Answer 1

Transection within the substance

Question 2

What can indirect biceps tendon injury cause?

Answer 2

Avulsion from its origin

Question 3

What is substance rupture

Answer 3

Intrasubstance damage from intrinsic or extrinsiv factors and subsequent failure - preexisting pathology (tendonosis)

Question 4

clinical presentation?

Answer 4

moderate insidous onset progressive forelimb lameness, reduced extention phase of shouldwer joint, limited elbow flexion
loss of tone if complete rupture

Question 5

Radiography?

Answer 5

may reveal generalized OA, osteophytes within intertubercular groove
Bone proliferation, resportion at the SGT

Question 6

Arthrography?

Answer 6

irregularities and filling defects suggesting synovial hyperplasia, tendon rupture, joint mice

Question 7

Treatment?

Answer 7

tenotomy - tendon release via sx or arthroscopy, ultrasoundguided tenotomy