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Distal Biceps Repair with Achilles Allograft

January 20, 2021

A distal biceps tear usually happens to men in their 50s or 60s. The biceps tendon usually tears with a heavy lift, or when lowering something to the ground. Some people describe the sensation as being hit in the arm, a “pop”, or like being shot in the arm. Often there is immediate deformity, but

Dr. Anthony Frisella is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in St. Peters, Missouri specializing in disorders of the upper extremity, elbow surgery and shoulder surgery and sports injuries. Dr. Frisella provides treatment for rotator cuff tears, bursitis and tendonitis of the shoulder, shoulder impingement, shoulder instability, separated and dislocated shoulder, arthritis of the shoulder, fractures, tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis), arthritis, job related injuries. At Advanced Bone and Joint, we offer physical therapy, cortisone injections, arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, total shoulder replacement, and all types of general orthopaedic surgery.