The long head of biceps as a source of pain in active population: tenotomy or tenodesis? A comparison of 2 case series with isolated lesions.

The tendon of the long head of the biceps (LHB) is a common source of pain in the shoulder, and the surgical treatments proposed are tenotomy or tenodesis performed in different ways. The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical results (objective and subjective) of tenotomy versus soft tissue tenodesis. One-hundred and four patients with an isolated LHB pathology, arthroscopically treated between 2004 and 2007, were observed retrospectively.

Complete polyethylene wear-through and secondary breakage of the expansion cup in a ceramic-polyethylene total hip.

Introduction: Catastrophic polyethylene failure is an uncommon complication of ceramic-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty (THA) because of the favourable tribological characteristics of these implants. We present a case of a 50-year-old woman who formerly underwent bilateral ceramic-on-polyethylene THA with expansion acetabular cups and eleven years later presented with unilateral THA dislocation, secondary to catastrophic polyethylene failure and metal shell fracture.

Case Presentation: The patient came to our hospital for worsening pain in her left hip and an acute incapacity to bear weight on her left lower limb.