Case Reports in Radiology (Jan 2016)

Bilateral Congenital Agenesis of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon: The Beginning

  • Francisco Rego Costa,
  • Cátia Esteves,
  • Lina Melão

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4309213
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2016

Abstract

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The biceps brachii muscle is prone to variants but absence of the long head of the biceps (LHB) tendon is an exceptionally rare anomaly. This report concerns the fourth case of bilateral congenital absence of the LHB tendon and presents the ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance (MR) findings. Our case has the peculiarity of being the first in which bilateral LHB tendon agenesis is not associated with rotator cuff or labral tears.