Bicipital Groove Dog

The biceps tendon originates from the front part of the scapula shoulder blade.

Bicipital groove dog. The most common treatment for bicipital tenosynovitis is conservative treatment with physical therapy and exercises. It also transmits a branch of the anterior humeral. Javma 207 2 201 7 pubmed. Bicipital tenosynovitis is a chronic tendonitis affecting the shoulder joint in mid to older aged sporting breeds.

Bardet j f 1999 lesions of the biceps tendon diagnosis and classification. Complications related to medical treatment were not detected. Bicipital tenosynovitis one of the most frequent shoulder conditions seen in agility dogs is bicipital tenosynovitis bt which involves the biceps brachii muscle and its tendon that crosses the shoulder joint. The biceps tendon is kept in place by the transverse humeral ligament.

The bicipital groove intertubercular groove sulcus intertubercularis is a deep groove on the humerus that separates the greater tubercle from the lesser tubercle the bicipital groove lodges the long tendon of the biceps brachii between the tendon of the pectoralis major on the lateral lip and the tendon of the teres major on the medial lip. The shoulder joint can move in flexion extension abduction and adduction through quite a wide range. The biceps brachii muscle passes from the superior rim of the glenoid fossa over the head of the humerus and through a synovial sheath in the intertubercular groove. A retrospective study of 25 cases in 23 dogs and one cat.

The tendon crosses the shoulder joint passes through the bicipital groove of the humerus and widens into the biceps muscle which attaches onto the radius. Ab medical records of 23 dogs with unilateral and 3 dogs with bilateral chronic bicipital tenosynovitis were reviewed. The biceps brachii originates in the supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula passes through the intertubercular groove and inserts on the medial and proximal aspect of the. Bicipital tenosynovitis is inflammation of the origin of the biceps tendon and its surrounding tendon sheath.

The biceps flexes the elbow and extends and stabilizes the shoulder joint during standing or during the weight bearing phase of. Stobie d wallace l j lipowitz a j king v lund e m 1995 chronic bicipital tenosynovitis in dogs 29 cases 1985 1992.