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What Causes Biceps Tear With A History Of Rotator Cuff Tear?
Question: Had surgery for a-massive rotator cuff tear, from which I never fully recovered mainly in strength and external rotation. Two years later I tore my bicep on the same arm. Is there typically a correlation between rotator cuff tears and future bicep tears resulting from a bicep muscle trying to overcompensation for a weak and not fully functioning rotator cuff?
Brief Answer:
Biceps tear is not likely to be due to Rotator cuff tear.
Detailed Answer:
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The overcompensation of biceps muscle due to a past Rotator cuff tear is likely to result in a slight hypertrophy of the muscle. This extra stress is not likely to cause a tear in the long term. A trauma or an injury must have precipitated the tear.
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Biceps tear is not likely to be due to Rotator cuff tear.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query to HCM.
The overcompensation of biceps muscle due to a past Rotator cuff tear is likely to result in a slight hypertrophy of the muscle. This extra stress is not likely to cause a tear in the long term. A trauma or an injury must have precipitated the tear.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
There was no trauma or injury to my bicep (there was however to my rotator cuff).
Brief Answer:
Can be due to weakened muscle due to some other reason.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
If there was a tear of biceps without a trauma then your biceps must have been weakened due to inflammation or local steroid injection. Please try to understand that a Rotator cuff tear is not likely to cause a biceps tear.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Can be due to weakened muscle due to some other reason.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
If there was a tear of biceps without a trauma then your biceps must have been weakened due to inflammation or local steroid injection. Please try to understand that a Rotator cuff tear is not likely to cause a biceps tear.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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