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Is there any clinical significance of biceps brachii being three-headed ?
Abstract
The biceps brachii is an arm muscle which normally has two heads named as the long head and the short head. The incidence of an accessory head of biceps brachii was reported to be 8-20% in the literature. Variations in biceps brachii were found mostly in cadaver studies and also they were rarely found incidentally in clinical practice. We report a 38 years-old man who presented with right shoulder pain during routine daily activities. Shoulder impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tear were suspected during physical examination. MRI incidentally revealed bifurcation of the long head of the biceps tendon. Biceps tendon has an important role in shoulder stability. Variations in long head of biceps brachii are reported to cause compression syndromes at upper extremity. Moreover, being aware of this variation may provide clinical benefit in diagnosis or arthroscopic surgery. It is also clinically important to plan a treatment or follow up for a patient presenting with shoulder-arm pain.

Keywords : Biceps brachii, anatomical variation, anatomy, shoulder

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Article available in :
Volume 3, Issue 4, 2025
Page : 100-102
https://doi.org/10.51271/JORR-0060
Article Information
Received : 12 May 2025
Accepted : 26 Eyl 2025
Published : 22 Eki 2025
Corresponding Author :

Furkan Soy: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkiye

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Citation : Serbest S, Kozan Y, Soy F. Is there any clinical significance of biceps brachii being three-headed? J Orthop Res Rehabil. 2025;3(4):100-102.

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