Presentation
Shoulder pain with limited range of motion after trauma.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Biceps brachii long head tendon rupture
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empty bicipital groove with a consequent retraction of distal portion of the long head of biceps brachii towards the elbow, where it is redundant, folded upon itself with associated high signal
abnormal intrasubstance increased fluid signal along with supraspinatus tendon footprint fibers related to tendinosis
type II acromion
Case Discussion
MRI is diagnostic of a ruptured long head of the biceps tendon.