Bicipital Groove Notes

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Bicipital groove notes. This technical note describes an all arthroscopic suprapectoral tenodesis technique using a bioresorbable interference screw without motorized devices to create the humeral tunnel in the bicipital groove. Note that abduction above shoulder level from 90 to 120 reflects action of the deltoid muscle rotate the arm and forearm externally and locate the biceps muscle distally near the elbow. Sar hs 369 lecture notes lecture 6. The bicipital groove also known as the intertubercular sulcus or sulcus intertubercularis is the indentation between the greater and lesser tuberosities of the humerus that lodges the biceps tendon.

The biceps muscle is a large muscle in the front of the arm that gives you strength when bending the elbow and it also plays an important role in shoulder function. The pectoralis major muscle has been dissected previously. In the first step the bicipital groove is used as an anatomical landmark for reduction of the anterior column and a one third tubular plate is placed into the groove in an inverted fashion. Click image to view full screen.

Additionally previous researchers note the presence absence of the supratubercular ridge of meyer henceforth referred to as the ridge on each bg which is a ridge of bone projecting immediately proximal to the medial wall of the bicipital groove and continuous with it 2 and is considered to have an impact on the tendency for. Secondly the reduction is completed and the fracture is fixed by a laterally placed locking plate. The bicipital groove bg is an indentation between the lesser and greater tubercles of the proximal part of the humerus. The bicipital groove is typically 4 6 mm deep 1.

The lhb tendon is detached from its glenoid insertion using an arthroscopic cutting instrument or electrocautery. Kinesiology 2222a b lecture notes lecture 12. The knowledge of the morphometry is important for the understanding of the functional aspect of the shoulder region. It contains the tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii muscle which is ensheathed in a synovial reflection of the.

Latissimus dorsi muscle common carotid artery bicipital groove. Reflect the pectoralis major muscle laterally and identify the tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii muscle in the intertubercular sulcus also called the bicipital groove. Track the muscle and its tendon proximally into the bicipital groove along the anterior aspect of the humerus. Bicipital groove conoid ligament radial fossa.