Cadaveric and ultrasound validation of percutaneous electrolysis approach at the distal biceps tendon: a potential treatment for biceps tendinopathy

[EN]Distal biceps brachii tendinopathy is a musculoskeletal pain condition—comprising chronic intrasubstance degeneration with alterations of the tendon structure—that is difficult to treat. Preliminary evidence suggests a positive effect for pain and related disability of percutaneous electrolysis...

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Autores: Calderón Díez, Laura, Sánchez Sánchez, José Luis, Belón-Pérez, Pedro, Robles García, Miguel, Pérez Robledo, Fátima, Fernández de las Peñas, César
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Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
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Palabra clave:Distal biceps brachii tendon
Cadaver
Brachial artery
Tendinopathy
Percutaneous electrolysis
Brachial Artery
Electrolysis
arteria braquial
cadáver
tendinopatía
electrolisis
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spelling Cadaveric and ultrasound validation of percutaneous electrolysis approach at the distal biceps tendon: a potential treatment for biceps tendinopathyCalderón Díez, LauraSánchez Sánchez, José LuisBelón-Pérez, PedroRobles García, MiguelPérez Robledo, FátimaFernández de las Peñas, CésarDistal biceps brachii tendonCadaverBrachial arteryTendinopathyPercutaneous electrolysisTendinopathyCadaverBrachial ArteryElectrolysisarteria braquialcadávertendinopatíaelectrolisis[EN]Distal biceps brachii tendinopathy is a musculoskeletal pain condition—comprising chronic intrasubstance degeneration with alterations of the tendon structure—that is difficult to treat. Preliminary evidence suggests a positive effect for pain and related disability of percutaneous electrolysis treatment in patients with tendinopathy. Ultrasound is an excellent diagnostic tool to identify tendon injuries, such as tendinopathy, and to guide treatment approaches. Different approaches using ultrasound evaluation of the biceps tendon have been described. Our aim was to determine the validity and safety of a percutaneous electrolysis approach, targeting insertion of the distal tendon of biceps brachii, in both human (ultrasound-guided) and Thiel-embalmed cadaver (not ultrasound-guided) models. There were two approaches evaluated: an anterior approach with the elbow in extension and the forearm in supination and a posterior approach with the elbow in flexion and the forearm in pronation. A needle was inserted following the tendon up to its insertion into the radial tuberosity. The anterior approach, both in cadaveric study and US-guided intervention, revealed a close relationship between the distal biceps tendon and the brachial artery. The mean distance of the depth of the biceps tendon distal to the brachial artery was 0.21 ± 0.021 cm in the cadavers and 0.51 ± 0.024 cm in subjects. It was also found that the anterior approach has a potential technical difficulty due to the anatomical location of the brachial artery. With the posterior approach, it was possible to safely identify the tendon insertion and the needle approach, since no important vascular and nervous structures were visualized in the window of insertion of the needle. The clinician rated the posterior approach as low difficulty in all subjects. Current results would support a posterior approach with US guidance as a safe approach for applying the percutaneous electrolysis technique for insertional tendinopathies of the distal biceps brachii tendon. The current study did not assess the effectiveness of the proposed intervention; accordingly, future studies investigating the clinical effectiveness of the proposed intervention are needed.MDPI202620262022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10366/169337reponame:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamancainstname:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)InglésAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:gredos.usal.es:10366/1693372026-06-07T06:28:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cadaveric and ultrasound validation of percutaneous electrolysis approach at the distal biceps tendon: a potential treatment for biceps tendinopathy
title Cadaveric and ultrasound validation of percutaneous electrolysis approach at the distal biceps tendon: a potential treatment for biceps tendinopathy
spellingShingle Cadaveric and ultrasound validation of percutaneous electrolysis approach at the distal biceps tendon: a potential treatment for biceps tendinopathy
Calderón Díez, Laura
Distal biceps brachii tendon
Cadaver
Brachial artery
Tendinopathy
Percutaneous electrolysis
Tendinopathy
Cadaver
Brachial Artery
Electrolysis
arteria braquial
cadáver
tendinopatía
electrolisis
title_short Cadaveric and ultrasound validation of percutaneous electrolysis approach at the distal biceps tendon: a potential treatment for biceps tendinopathy
title_full Cadaveric and ultrasound validation of percutaneous electrolysis approach at the distal biceps tendon: a potential treatment for biceps tendinopathy
title_fullStr Cadaveric and ultrasound validation of percutaneous electrolysis approach at the distal biceps tendon: a potential treatment for biceps tendinopathy
title_full_unstemmed Cadaveric and ultrasound validation of percutaneous electrolysis approach at the distal biceps tendon: a potential treatment for biceps tendinopathy
title_sort Cadaveric and ultrasound validation of percutaneous electrolysis approach at the distal biceps tendon: a potential treatment for biceps tendinopathy
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Calderón Díez, Laura
Sánchez Sánchez, José Luis
Belón-Pérez, Pedro
Robles García, Miguel
Pérez Robledo, Fátima
Fernández de las Peñas, César
author Calderón Díez, Laura
author_facet Calderón Díez, Laura
Sánchez Sánchez, José Luis
Belón-Pérez, Pedro
Robles García, Miguel
Pérez Robledo, Fátima
Fernández de las Peñas, César
author_role author
author2 Sánchez Sánchez, José Luis
Belón-Pérez, Pedro
Robles García, Miguel
Pérez Robledo, Fátima
Fernández de las Peñas, César
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Distal biceps brachii tendon
Cadaver
Brachial artery
Tendinopathy
Percutaneous electrolysis
Tendinopathy
Cadaver
Brachial Artery
Electrolysis
arteria braquial
cadáver
tendinopatía
electrolisis
topic Distal biceps brachii tendon
Cadaver
Brachial artery
Tendinopathy
Percutaneous electrolysis
Tendinopathy
Cadaver
Brachial Artery
Electrolysis
arteria braquial
cadáver
tendinopatía
electrolisis
description [EN]Distal biceps brachii tendinopathy is a musculoskeletal pain condition—comprising chronic intrasubstance degeneration with alterations of the tendon structure—that is difficult to treat. Preliminary evidence suggests a positive effect for pain and related disability of percutaneous electrolysis treatment in patients with tendinopathy. Ultrasound is an excellent diagnostic tool to identify tendon injuries, such as tendinopathy, and to guide treatment approaches. Different approaches using ultrasound evaluation of the biceps tendon have been described. Our aim was to determine the validity and safety of a percutaneous electrolysis approach, targeting insertion of the distal tendon of biceps brachii, in both human (ultrasound-guided) and Thiel-embalmed cadaver (not ultrasound-guided) models. There were two approaches evaluated: an anterior approach with the elbow in extension and the forearm in supination and a posterior approach with the elbow in flexion and the forearm in pronation. A needle was inserted following the tendon up to its insertion into the radial tuberosity. The anterior approach, both in cadaveric study and US-guided intervention, revealed a close relationship between the distal biceps tendon and the brachial artery. The mean distance of the depth of the biceps tendon distal to the brachial artery was 0.21 ± 0.021 cm in the cadavers and 0.51 ± 0.024 cm in subjects. It was also found that the anterior approach has a potential technical difficulty due to the anatomical location of the brachial artery. With the posterior approach, it was possible to safely identify the tendon insertion and the needle approach, since no important vascular and nervous structures were visualized in the window of insertion of the needle. The clinician rated the posterior approach as low difficulty in all subjects. Current results would support a posterior approach with US guidance as a safe approach for applying the percutaneous electrolysis technique for insertional tendinopathies of the distal biceps brachii tendon. The current study did not assess the effectiveness of the proposed intervention; accordingly, future studies investigating the clinical effectiveness of the proposed intervention are needed.
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