Bicipital Groove Shoulder
The biceps tendon is exposed at the front of the shoulder as it goes through the humeral bicipital groove intertubercular groove and attaches to the superior glenoid tubercle of the scapula.
Bicipital groove shoulder. Biciptal tendinitis is a typical overuse sports injury and is common amongst athletes who perform an action that places strain on the shoulder. The tendon is exposed on the anterior shoulder as it passes through the humeral bicipital groove and inserts onto the superior aspect of the labrum of the glenohu. On the top of the groove the rotator cuff holds the tendon in the groove when the arm rotates. It also transmits a branch of the anterior humeral.
As mentioned earlier the transverse humeral ligament holds the biceps tendon within the bicipital groove near the top of the humerus if this ligament is torn the biceps tendon is free to jump or slip out of the groove irritating and eventually inflaming the biceps tendon. The bicipital groove intertubercular groove sulcus intertubercularis is a deep groove on the humerus that separates the greater tubercle from the lesser tubercle the bicipital groove lodges the long tendon of the biceps brachii between the tendon of the pectoralis major on the lateral lip and the tendon of the teres major on the medial lip. The biceps tendon comes up the front of the arm into the shoulder. A torn transverse humeral ligament can also lead to biceps tendonitis.
Bicipital tendinitis or biceps tendinitis is an inflammatory process of the long head of the biceps tendon and is a common cause of shoulder pain due to its position and function.