12-10-2019, 11:23 AM
(12-10-2019, 09:02 AM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: I’m gonna assume this is a proximal biceps tendon tear because if it was a distal tear then you would definitely have surgery to repair it rather than the possibility of a repair.
I ruptured my bicep tendon at the elbow. That is distal, isn't it? My doctor said I could get by without surgery. I'd just have my bicep balled up at the top of my arm all the time. But I was young and very athletic at the time so I had it repaired.
They cut open the inside of my elbow to pull the tendon down and between the bones in my elbow. They cut open the outside of my elbow to reattach the tendon to the bone just below my elbow. After the surgery there was a calcium formation where the tendon was reattached to the bone. It was between the two bones in the fore arm (radius and ulna) so I was unable to fully rotate my wrist. It is a very minor inconvenience. I just can't turn my left hand completely palm up (supinate). I never even notice it.
I regained full strength in my arm.
