Anyone familiar with this procedure??? Had it done on you???
It is used to treat biceps tendonitis of the shoulder whereby, in kinda layman's terms, the tendon is cut where it attaches into the labrum and reattached on the humerus thereby eliminating the tendon's span of the shoulder joint and hopefully, the source of its irritation/inflammation...
Love to hear from anyone who's had this done; particularly from anyone who enjoyed success with it, but I suppose I should listen to the failures too, but jeeze, I hope those are few...
To All the posters from 2006,
Background: Suffered from bicep tendonitis as far back as college (45+ years). Since 2007, it gradually worsened until December 2018 when, during yoga stretch, the LHBT (long head bicep tendon) totally detached. Instantly - no more pain which was nice. But, I worried about the remaining short head bicep tendon being at higher risk of tearing because it is now carrying the entire load. So, scheduled an Orthopedic consultation which was last week.
The Orthopedic doctor told me there was no reason to have the LHBT re-attached. This is what Rich said he was told in an early post in this thread. Some literature supports this approach. I am curious if your doctors explained pros and cons or just did the surgery.
Other than the "popeye" arm, there does not seem to be any consequence to the detachment.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Paul
To All the posters from 2006,
Background: Suffered from bicep tendonitis as far back as college (45+ years). Since 2007, it gradually worsened until December 2018 when, during yoga stretch, the LHBT (long head bicep tendon) totally detached. Instantly - no more pain which was nice. But, I worried about the remaining short head bicep tendon being at higher risk of tearing because it is now carrying the entire load. So, scheduled an Orthopedic consultation which was last week.
The Orthopedic doctor told me there was no reason to have the LHBT re-attached. This is what Rich said he was told in an early post in this thread. Some literature supports this approach. I am curious if your doctors explained pros and cons or just did the surgery.
Other than the "popeye" arm, there does not seem to be any consequence to the detachment.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Paul
