Here are five things to know:
1. Of the study’s 38 participants, 23 had received open subpectoral biceps tenodesis and 15 had received all-arthroscopic suprapectoral biceps tenodesis.
2. Both surgeries led to similar results in shoulder pain VAS, ASES scores and satisfaction rates and neither caused infection or brachial plexus injuries.
3. Researchers concluded that both operations are successful and lead to positive outcomes.
4. Tenodesis displayed good results when performed in either location without interference screw fixation.
5. The study, conducted by Jamison M. Green, MD, Mark H. Getelman, MD, Stephen J. Snyder, MD, and Joseph P. Burns, MD, was awarded Arthroscopy‘s 2016 Best Clinical Research Article award.
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