Incidence and severity of biceps long head tendon lesion in patients with complete rotator cuff tears.

Background: Biceps long head tendon lesion is commonly associated with rotator cuff tendon pathology. This study is to determine the pathologic spectrum of biceps long head tendon in surgical cases with complete full thickness rotator cuff tear.

Methods: Between 1993 and 2002, 122 complete rotator cuff tears with surgery were included for the analysis.