Introduction The biceps brachii muscle is the primary forearm supinator and a secondary elbow flexor. The pathophysiology of distal tendon ruptures is still unclear. Patients with chronic rupture ...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether ultrasound can correctly visualise partial ruptures of the proximal Achilles tendon. Method: This was a prospective study in which all ...

Both partial rotator cuff tears and complete ... the supraspinatus tendon (or one of the other rotator cuff tendons) becomes detached from the humerus (upper arm bone) bone's head and can't ...

Other symptoms may include: Weakness: Difficulty lifting the arm or performing ... on their cause and extent: Partial tear: ...