Rotator cuff tear surgery, although intellectually interesting, does not seem to demonstrate a statistically significant clinical difference. Biceps tenotomy and tenodesis are are often performed concomitantly with rotator cuff repair or as separate procedures and can be a sole or concomitant cause of shoulder pain. Tenodesis, which may be performed as an arthroscopic or open procedure, generally restores pain free motion it the biceps tendon, or attached portion of the labrum, is the cause of the pain. Tenotomy is a shorter surgery, requiring less rehabilitation, that doctors tend to recommended for older patients who don't mind the cosmetic 'popeye sign' that sometimes is
Fibroma of tendon sheath as a tumor of the skin, the lesions arise from tendons and aponeuroses in superficial sites, and are therefore properly classified as in the category "soft tissue tumor." The biological nature of Fibroma of tendon sheath is not known, but the category appears to comprise a number of different pathologic processes. It is considered that about one-third of the lesions in this category may be acral variants of the entity, nodular fasciitis. Fibroma of tendon sheath Fibroma of tendon sheath is a benign tumor that presents as a small subcutaneous nodule that slowly increases in size. The tumors often have