Dr. Peter Millett uses arthroscopic shoulder surgery to treat bicep tendon injuries, along with a variety of other shoulder injuries and conditions.
If you don't have an -actual- bicep tendon tear or injury, but you can't straighten your elbow (or straighten your arm, depending on how you want to think about it), check out this thread on that specific topic: Help Identifying Inner Elbow Pain Can't Straighten ArmHow To Get Rid ...
This injury is known as a distal tendon bicep rupture. The distal tendon attaches the bicep muscle to the elbow. The injury can come in either a partial bicep muscle tear, in which the tendon frays, or a complete rupture, which splits the tendon in two. Bicep tears often occur in ...
a bulging muscle midway up your arm or near your elbow, or if your pain doesn't get any better after about a week, make an appointment to talk to your doctor. It's important to treat a torn bicep tendon right away, as surgery will become more difficult as the tear begins to scar....