The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 1975 · 31 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryOrthopedic SurgeryEmergency SurgeryManual TherapyOrthopedicsAvulsion InjuriesElbow InjuriesMusculoskeletal InjuriesTendon InjuriesTendon RepairTendon SurgeryElbow Tendon InjuriesElbow TendonsMuscle-tendon InjuryTendon AvulsionTriceps Tendon Rupture
Two cases of the rare injury of avulsion of the triceps tendon are presented. The difficulties in clinical diagnosis and proper evaluation of the roentgenographic findings whenever present are discussed and the treatment is outlined.