You examine a baseball pitcher who complains of weakened elbow flexion and has a rounded soft protuberance on the anterior surface of the distal part of his arm. Your most likely diagnosis is:
A) a damaged musculocutaneous nerve in association with a "pulling" of the coracobrachialis.
B) a ruptured long head of biceps tendon.
C) a ruptured short head of biceps tendon.
D) a ruptured brachialis tendon.
E) an elbow dislocation.
Ans: B
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