PAINFUL SHOULDER

H. Hitchcock, Harold; O. Bechtol, Charles

doi:10.2106/00004623-194830020-00001

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PAINFUL SHOULDER

Published in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery • Apr 1, 1948

Authors:

Harold H. Hitchcock

Charles O. Bechtol

Abstract

1. Lesions of the biceps tendon may be a cause of painful shoulder. 2. The normal anatomical mechanics of the biceps tendon are faulty. A supratubercular ridge or flat bicipital groove increases the mechanical difficulties. 3. An operation to fix the tendon in the bicipital groove and to remove that...

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Biceps tendon

Tendon

Groove (engineering)

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