Empty Bicipital Groove
If the tendon cannot be identified then a complete tear of the tendon should be sought.
Empty bicipital groove. The distal position of the retracted tendon was demonstrated in the sagittal plane figure 2. The biceps anchor was demonstrated in the coronal plane figure 3. Non visualization of long head of biceps tendon in bicipital groove with medially displaced tendon. Clinical information felt a snap during a tennis match.
An empty bicipital groove with an intact transverse ligament on the axial plane was diagnostic of a ruptured long head of the biceps tendon figure 1. Diagnosis is best made on axial mr images where the bicipital groove is seen to be empty and the tendon can be identified medially. Empty bicipital groove transverse empty bicipital groove transverse retracted stump transverse retracted stump longitudinal retracted stump longitudinal empty bicipital groove longitudinal retracted stump longitudinal details. Empty narrow bicipital groove transverse empty narrow bicipital groove transverse biceps tendon transverse biceps tendon longitudinal retracted stump longitudinal retracted stump longitudinal the same patient has a full thickness supraspinatus tendon rupture and bursal thickening.
Ultrasound images clips biceps tendon rupture with a retracted proximal biceps tendon effusion and empty bicipital groove and rotator cuff interval. The bicipital groove is empty with no biceps tendon arrowhead. An irregular tear of the superior glenoid labrum is also demonstrated short arrow. One should be aware of the rare finding of agenesis mainly when there is a shallow bicipital groove and no ancillary findings of lhbt tear such as an intraarticular tendon stump a fluid filled tendon sheath and muscle oedema.
Bicipital root and proximal tendon disorders are an important symptom generator in the shoulder. On mri an empty bicipital groove usually raises suspicion of lhbt tear. Biceps tendon rupture with a retracted proximal biceps tendon effusion and empty bicipital groove and rotator cuff interval. The accuracy of the diagnosis of many shoulder disorders visually without.
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.