Citation

Mullaney PJ, Bleakney R, Tuchscherer P, Boynton E, White L. Skeletal Radiol. 2007; 36(8): 779-783.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Imaging, Mt. Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada. pmullaney@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00256-007-0285-7

PMID

17380330

Abstract

Posterior or lateral dislocation of the long head of biceps is a rare complication of shoulder dislocation that can result in inability to relocate the humerus. The diagnosis should be suspected when certain radiographic features are present at the initial presentation. Other imaging modalities can aid diagnosis when clinical management is unsuccessful or protracted. We present a case of surgically proven posterior dislocation of the biceps tendon with conventional radiographic, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging assessment. The literature on this subject is reviewed, and imaging features associated with the diagnosis are described.

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