Bicipital Groove Supraspinatus

The rotator interval is responsible for keeping the biceps tendon in its correct.

Bicipital groove supraspinatus. The joint capsule extends into the bicipital groove and forms a synovial sheath around the tendon of origin of the biceps muscle. The biceps tendon is contained in the rotator interval a triangular area between the subscapularis and supraspinatus tendons at the shoulder figure 1. The subacromial subdeltoid bursa which resides just superficial to the supraspinatus tendon is normally a thin hyperechoic structure due to the presence of peribursal fat. The shoulder joint is a simple spherical synovial joint between the glenoid cavity of the scapula and the head of the humerus.

2 range of passive and active motion for abduction forward flexion external rotation and internal rotation measured with a goniometer. Despite its close relationship with the long head of the biceps in the bicipital groove anatomic dissections including ours have demonstrated that this structure has no anatomic connection with the biceps muscle but rather with the supraspinatus tendon proximally. The biceps tendon is kept in place by the transverse humeral ligament. Biceps tendinitis 472.

Since the association of bpe with subacromial. Physical examination of the shoulder was performed systemically by one blinded rheumatologist as follows. 1 area of tenderness in the gh joint acromioclavicular ac joint bicipital groove and subacromial space. Often with rest and following some simple treatments can heal the inflamed tendon causing bicipital tendonitis.

The most common finding of biceps tendon injury is bicipital groove point tenderness 1 during physical examination the patient stands or sits with the arm at his or her side in 10 degrees of. Bicipital tendonitis often happens due to repetitive strain injury overuse injury or it could be due to rotator cuff tears or complex injuries like shoulder blade impingement etc. 2 4 the third head of the biceps mentioned in the discussion section. Know what is bicipital tendonitis its causes symptoms treatment pathophysiology epidemiology and.

Visualized transversely short axis the biceps tendon should be visualized just anterior to the supraspinatus tendon within the rotator interval fig. The subacromial space is bordered by the undersurface of the acromion coracoacromial ligament and acromioclavicular joint superiorly and the humeral head inferiorly 1 the structures passing through the space are the supraspinatus and subscapularis tendons the long head of the biceps tendon and the subdeltoid bursa 2 variations in acromial morphology superior translocation of the humeral. Supraspinatus tendon bicipital groove tendon of biceps long head glenoid tubercle origin of biceps tendon long head illustration by m ar c ia h artso ck.