What is a Rupture of the Biceps Tendon?
Tendons are bands of tough, fibrous tissue connecting a muscle and a bone. The biceps tendon connects the biceps muscle to the shoulder blade (scapula) and the radius bone in the lower arm. The biceps muscle is the muscle in the arm that you used to flex as a youth and say, “Hey, look how big my muscle is.” The shoulder blade is the large, flat, triangular bones that form the back part of the shoulder. They are covered by muscles on both surfaces which attach to the ribs and spine and then to the muscles of the arm. The biceps muscle bends the arm at the elbow and rotates the forearm so the palm of the hand faces upward. Two tendons from this muscle extend and attach to the scapula while at the lower end, another tendon attaches to the radius bone of the lower arm. Ruptures of the biceps tendon commonly occur in the tendons that connect the bicep to the shoulder blade. They do rupture in the lower arm area, but this is rare. Causes of a Ruptured Biceps Tendon? The biceps tendon may rup
