Combined damage to the tendon of the rotator cuff and the tendon of the long head of the biceps of the shoulder

  • Василий Владимирович Монастырев Irkutsk Scientific Center for Surgery and Traumatology http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4711-9490
  • Иван Николаевич Михайлов Irkutsk Scientific Center for Surgery and Traumatology http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3215-4736
  • Дарья Васильевна Меньшова Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education

Abstract

The presented article presents a rare case of combined damage to  the tendons of the rotator cuff and the long head of the biceps muscle of the shoulder. The purpose of the publication is to describe the features of the clinic, diagnosis, surgical correction for combined damage to  the rotator cuff tendons and the tendon of the long head of the biceps of the shoulder, and to evaluate the functional result of the surgical treatment. As a diagnostic, a conventional X-ray is not enough, the damage can be confirmed by an MRI scan. Differential diagnosis should be carried out with other traumatic injuries, accompanied by dysfunction of the upper limb, such as dislocation of the tendon length of the head of the biceps of the shoulder, isolated damage to  the rotator cuff tendons. Patients need to be sent to a specialized hospital in the early stages after injury, with the aim of surgical treatment. Conservative treatment of patients does not give a positive effect. In the case of prolonged conservative treatment inevitably leads to fatty degeneration of the muscles of the rotator cuff of the shoulder, which later will be impossible to reinsert. In this article, we presented our opinion on the method of treating patients with combined damage to the rotator cuff tendons and the tendons of the long head of the biceps of the shoulder.

References

1. Архипов С.В., Кавалерский Г.М. Плечо. Современные хирургические технологии: Атлас. М.: Медицина, 2009. С. 32-33.
2. Медведчиков А.Е., Жиленко В.Ю., Свешников П.Г., Буров Е.В., Есин Д.Ю. Повреждение дистального сухожилия двуглавой мышцы плеча: этиология, анатомические изменения, клиническая картина // Современные проблемы науки и образования. 2016. № 5. С. 62.
3. Монастырев В.В., Васильев В.Ю., Пусева М.Э., Тишков Н.В. Наш опыт хирургического лечения пациентов с тотальным застарелым повреждением сухожилий ротаторной манжеты плеча // Бюллетень ВСНЦ СО РАМН. 2013. № 1. С. 59-63.
4. Монастырев В.В., Васильев В.Ю., Пусева М.Э., Тишков Н.В. Хирургическое лечение тотального повреждения ротаторной манжеты плеча // Актуальные вопросы современной медицины. Иркутск, 2014. С. 118-126.
5. Штробель М. Руководство по артроскопической хирургии. Т. 1. Пер. с англ. М., 2012.
6. Amstutz H.C., Sew Hoy A.L., Clarke I.C. UCLA anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty. // Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1981. (155). P. 7-20.
7. Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Outcome Measure – DASH. URL: http://www.xn----etboabbakenyxcauqj7a0r.xn--p1ai/vopros-vracu/dash.
8. Hudak P., Amadio P.C., Bombardier C., and the Upper Extremity Collaborative Group. Development of an Upper Extremity Outcome Measure: The DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand). // American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 1996. Vol. 29. P. 602-608.
9. Kelly M.P., Perkinson S.G., Ablove R.H., Tueting J.L. Distal biceps tendon ruptures: an epidemiological analysis using a large population database //Am J Sports Med. 2015. Vol. 43(8). P. 2012–2017.
10. Lo I.K., Denkers M.R., More K.D., Nelson A.A., Thornton G.M., Boorman R.S. Partial-thickness rotator cuff tears: clinical and imaging outcomes and prognostic factors of successful nonoperative treatment // Open Access J Sports Med. 2018. Vol. 9. P. 191—197. DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S153236
11. Nutton R.W., McBirnie J.M., Phillips C. Treatment of chronic rotator-cuff impingement by arthroscopic subacromial decompression. // J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1997. Vol. 79(1). P. 73-76.
12. Rashid M.S., Cooper C., Cook J., Cooper D., Dakin S.G., Snelling S., Carr A.J. Increasing age and tear size reduce rotator cuff repair healing rate at 1 year //Acta Orthopaedica. 2017. Vol. 88 (6). P. 606–611.
13. UCLA Shoulder rating scale. URL: http://www.orthopaedicscore.com/scorepages/ucla_shoulder_score.html.

REFERENCES
1. Arkhipov S.V., Kavalersky G.M. Leverage. Modern surgical technologies. Atlas. Moscow: Meditsina, 2009. P. 32-33. (in Russian)
2. Medvedchikov A.E., Zhilenko V.Yu., Sveshnikov P.G., Burov E.V., Esin D.Yu. Damage to the distal tendon of the biceps muscle of the shoulder: etiology, anatomical changes, clinical picture // Modern problems of science and education / 2016. No. 5. P. 62. (in Russian)
3. Monastyrev V.V., Vasiliev V.Yu., Puseva M.E., Tishkov N.V. Our experience in the surgical treatment of patients with total chronic damage to the tendons of the rotator cuff // Acta Biomedica Scientifica. 2013. № 1. P. 59-63. (in Russian)
4. Monastyrev V.V., Vasiliev V.Yu., Puseva ME, Tishkov N.V. Surgical treatment of total damage to the rotator cuff // Actual issues of modern medicine. Irkutsk, 2014. P. 118-126. (in Russian)
5. Strobel M. Arthroscopic Surgery Manual Vol. 1. Translated from English Moscow, 2012. (in Russian)
6. Amstutz H.C., Sew Hoy A.L., Clarke I.C. UCLA anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty. // Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1981. (155). P. 7-20.
7. Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Outcome Measure – DASH: http://www.xn----etboabbakenyxcauqj7a0r.xn--p1ai/vopros-vracu/dash.
8. Hudak P., Amadio P.C., Bombardier C., and the Upper Extremity Collaborative Group. Development of an Upper Extremity Outcome Measure: The DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand). // American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 1996. Vol. 29. P. 602-608.
9. Kelly M.P., Perkinson S.G., Ablove R.H., Tueting J.L. Distal biceps tendon ruptures: an epidemiological analysis using a large population database //Am J Sports Med. 2015. Vol. 43(8). P. 2012–2017.
10. Lo I.K., Denkers M.R., More K.D., Nelson A.A., Thornton G.M., Boorman R.S. Partial-thickness rotator cuff tears: clinical and imaging outcomes and prognostic factors of successful nonoperative treatment // Open Access J Sports Med. 2018. Vol. 9. P. 191—197. DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S153236
11. Nutton R.W., McBirnie J.M., Phillips C. Treatment of chronic rotator-cuff impingement by arthroscopic subacromial decompression. // J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1997. Vol. 79(1). P. 73-76.
12. Rashid M.S., Cooper C., Cook J., Cooper D., Dakin S.G., Snelling S., Carr A.J. Increasing age and tear size reduce rotator cuff repair healing rate at 1 year //Acta Orthopaedica. 2017. Vol. 88 (6). P. 606–611.
13. UCLA Shoulder rating scale. Available at: http://www.orthopaedicscore.com/scorepages/ucla_shoulder_score.html.
Published
2019-02-21
How to Cite
МОНАСТЫРЕВ, Василий Владимирович; МИХАЙЛОВ, Иван Николаевич; МЕНЬШОВА, Дарья Васильевна. Combined damage to the tendon of the rotator cuff and the tendon of the long head of the biceps of the shoulder. Sibirskij Medicinskij Zurnal (Irkutsk) = Siberian Medical Journal (Irkutsk) 16+, [S.l.], v. 155, n. 4, p. 43-47, feb. 2019. ISSN 1815-7572. Available at: <http://smj.ismu.baikal.ru/index.php/osn/article/view/329>. Date accessed: 01 jan. 2026.
Section
Clinical cases