Cases Solved! is a journal-based CME activity series presented by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Each activity consists of an interactive clinical case scenario based on a recent article from the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) followed by a multiple-choice assessment to put your diagnostic and management skills to the test.

These current, peer-reviewed articles touch on important areas of orthopaedic patient care and describe how the article impacts practice behavior and/or systems of care.

Learning Objectives

1. Review the anatomy and function of the proximal and distal biceps brachii tendons.
2. Explain the typical clinical presentation of a patient with long head of the biceps tendon pathology.
3. Discuss surgical management of long head of the biceps tendon pathology and superior labrum pathology, including clinical considerations for tenotomy versus tenodesis of the long head of the biceps tendon.
4. Compare the outcomes of distal (subpectoral) tenodesis of the long head of the biceps tendon with those of tenodesis proximal to the bicipital groove.
5. Describe the typical clinical presentation of a patient with a distal biceps tendon rupture.
6. Summarize the outcomes of the surgical management of a distal biceps tendon rupture via a single-incision approach and via a two-incision approach.