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Expert Care for Biceps Tendon Tear—Get Relief & Get Moving Again

If a Biceps Tendon Tear Elbow is limiting your life, our specialists at Elite Ortho are here to help you recover faster with personalized treatment and compassionate care.

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Biceps Tendon Tear 

The biceps is a muscle in the front of the arm that allows for elbow bending, forearm rotation, and shoulder stability.

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Signs You May Have a Biceps Tendon Tear 

Typical symptoms of a biceps tear at the elbow include a “pop” sound with initial pain, swelling, and bruising at the elbow. This often resolves over a few weeks. After swelling starts to reduce a bump or gap may be noticed at the front of the elbow. Forearm rotation may be weak.

What Causes a Biceps Tendon Tear?

Injury to the biceps tendon at the elbow often occurs due to an acute injury resulting from a forced straightening of the elbow against resistance. This is different than injuries of the biceps at the shoulder which are usually from chronic wear.

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Don’t Wait—Get Relief from Elbow Pain Today

Our orthopedic experts at Elite Ortho are here to help you regain comfort, strength, and confidence in your body. Whether you need a personalized recovery plan or advanced surgical care, we’ll guide you every step of the way—with compassion and skill.

Biceps Tendon Tear

Evaluation & Treatment

How We Diagnose Biceps Tendon Tear 

Initial evaluation includes a medical history, physical examination, and x-rays to rule out associated injuries. Specialized physical examination testing may be done to evaluate for a gap in the tendon or decreased rotational strength. MRI’s are often done to distinguish a partial and complete tear and the level of tendon retraction.

Nonsurgical

Treatment of bicep tear at the elbow is based on the activity level of the individual and degree of tear. Most often full thickness tears in active individuals are treated surgically while those with lower activity levels may be treated nonsurgically. Nonsurgical treatment includes ice, rest, and anti-inflammatory medications. Nonsurgical treatment may lead to a 30-40% decrease in strength with arm rotation. 

Surgical

Surgical treatment is done through small incision as an outpatient procedure. After repair biceps tendon takes 2-3 months to fully heal.

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We treat every patient like family, with honesty and empathy.

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Meet Our Orthopedic Specialists

Our practice is home to a team of expertly trained surgical and sports medicine specialists who are dedicated to providing high quality evidence-based medical care in a private practice setting with a personal touch. Our doctors have trained at some of the most prestigious academic medical centers in the nation.

We treat all musculoskeletal conditions including, but not limited to, injuries related to sports, accidents, or work, injuries involving shoulders, hands, wrists, elbows, knees, hips, ankles, concussion as well as arthritis, and back problems.

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