07-16-2015, 04:38 PM
(07-16-2015, 04:35 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: If you have a ruptured bicep tendon treated nonsurgically you're strength during elbow flexion and supination will be reduced, but you will have plenty of strength to use a screw driver. Unless you're a competitive athlete or do strenuous physical labor that requires maximum supination strength, the orthopedist may not recommend surgery. Like I wrote before, surgery is based upon many factors and it should be individualized and it is not a given.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/327119-treatment#showall
Thanks.
Had an MRI yesterday, met with the Ortho this morning. It was thin tear and he wants to give it a couple weeks to see if it heals. He said by then, I should start getting muscle response back and in a month or so I should be able to start lifting some weight with it again. If not, we will talk about surgical repair.