2022 AOSSM Annual Meeting Recordings with CME-The Fate of Distal Biceps Partial Thickness Tears

The Fate of Distal Biceps Partial Thickness Tears

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The video discusses a retrospective study on distal biceps tears, which account for only three percent of all biceps tendon tears but result in significant pain and functional limitations. The study aimed to identify patient demographics, treatment strategies, long-term outcomes, and risk factors for progression to surgery or tear completion for partial thickness distal biceps tears. Data was collected from 1996 to 2016, and 111 individuals were included in the study after applying exclusion criteria. Both operative and non-operative treatment groups showed favorable outcomes at long-term follow-up, with supination weakness being the strongest predictor for progression to surgery. Only five percent of patients progressed to a full thickness tendon tear. The study has limitations as it is retrospective and non-randomized.

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Adam Tagliero, MD

Keywords

distal biceps tears

retrospective study

patient demographics

treatment strategies

long-term outcomes