Spontaneous ruptures of the distal biceps tendon may be a marker of wild-type transthyretin (TTR) cardiac amyloidosis, a single-center study found, potentially giving physicians an easy way to ...

Your bicep is the muscle in the front of your upper arm. It helps you bend your elbow and twist your forearm. Three tendons attach your bicep to bone: The long head tendon attaches your bicep to the ...

A bicep bulge is an injury that typically results from a tendon tear and is sometimes referred to as a “Popeye deformity.” When one of the tendons attached to the bicep muscle is torn, it causes the ...

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 ...

A biceps tendon tear occurs when the tendon completely or partially severs from the bone. When the tear occurs at the shoulder, a person may experience pain and lose some strength in their arm. Also ...

Bicep tendonitis develops when a tendon in the biceps muscle swells and becomes inflamed. It usually occurs with other problems with the shoulder, such as dislocation, impingement, or arthritis. A ...