Researchers collected prospective data on 207 shoulders in consecutive patients who underwent shoulder arthroscopy. The mean width of the long head of the biceps tendon was 6 millimeters, and the pulley complex was 7.2 millimeters.
There were 67 patients who had pulley tears. Forty-eight shoulders showed anteromedial pulley, 32 showed posterolateral tears and 12 showed combined anteromedial-posterolateral lesions. The patients with pulley tears were 57 years old on average, compared with the average age of the patients without pulley tears, which was 44.
Read the abstract about pulley lesions.
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– Study: Bony Fixation Anchor Tenodesis Best for Long Head Bicep Tendon Lesions
– Study: Tendon Repair Augmentation Could Allow for Aggressive Early Rehabilitation
