A 1915 cadaveric anatomical study by Meyer describing 13 shoulders with progressive destruction of the long head of biceps tendon, building on his original 1915 report of 6 cases. The paper asks what causes this destruction and proposes an occupational mechanical friction mechanism originating at the subacromial space.
This cadaveric series establishes that LHB tendon destruction is a friction-driven, mechanically progressive process beginning at the subacromial space — when you see biceps tendon pathology on imaging or at arthroscopy, examine the superior capsule and subacromial interval for concomitant wear, as Meyer's staged specimens show these structures fail together, not in isolation.
A 1915 cadaveric anatomical study by Meyer describing 13 shoulders with progressive destruction of the long head of biceps tendon, building on his original 1915 report of 6 cases. The paper asks what causes this destruction and proposes an occupational mechanical friction mechanism originating at the subacromial space.
This cadaveric series establishes that LHB tendon destruction is a friction-driven, mechanically progressive process beginning at the subacromial space — when you see biceps tendon pathology on imaging or at arthroscopy, examine the superior capsule and subacromial interval for concomitant wear, as Meyer's staged specimens show these structures fail together, not in isolation.