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bicipital

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bicipital /bi·cip·i·tal/ (bi-sip´ĭ-t'l) having two heads; pertaining to a biceps muscle.
bicipital [bi-sip´ĭ-t'l]
having two heads; pertaining to a biceps muscle.

bicipital
having two heads; pertaining to a biceps muscle.

bicipital bursa
lies between the tendon of the biceps brachii muscle and the bicipital groove of the humerus. See also intertuberal bursa.
bicipital bursitis
inflammation of the bicipital bursa over the point of the shoulder where the tendon of the biceps bends over the humerus. Usually follows trauma and is characterized by a reduced stride, circumduction and dropped elbow. Forced extension of the limb and deep palpation of the joint causes pain.
bicipital tendon
tendon of the biceps muscle.
bicipital tenosynovitis
inflammation of the bicipital tendon and its sheath; characterized by shoulder lameness and sometimes calcification of the tendon and osteophytes in the intertubercular groove are observed on x-rays.


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Of the 47 participants, 23 presented with SIS with subacromial bursitis, 15 with SIS and rotator cuff tear, five with avascular necrosis of the humeral head, and two with arthritis of the acromioclavicular joint, one with bicipital tendinitis.
Magnetic resonance imaging was used to evaluate the shoulder for concomitant pathological conditions before surgical intervention and revealed an apparent superior labrum anterior and posterior (SLAP) type I lesion, as well as an empty bicipital groove and a distally displaced biceps muscle belly (Fig.
28,29) The tendon does not retract if the bicipital aponeurosis (lacertus fibrosis) remains intact.
 
 
 
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