News broke earlier this afternoon that Matt Elam will have to undergo season-ending surgery to repair a complete tear of his biceps brachii. In this article we'll take a closer look at his injury and what his rehabilitation will entail in the months to come.
ANATOMY
The biceps brachii is a two-headed muscle and crosses both the shoulder and elbow joints. The proximal tendons of the short head and long head originate at different points on the scapula (shoulder blade) and their muscle bellies unite to form the distal biceps tendon which inserts onto the radius bone of the forearm.