Distal Triceps Rupture with an Injury of the Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament: a Result of a Fall Onto an Outstretched Arm-a Case Series

Ott, Nadine, Hackl, Michael, Van Parys, Michiel, Leschinger, Tim, Wegmann, Kilian and Mueller, Lars Peter . Distal Triceps Rupture with an Injury of the Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament: a Result of a Fall Onto an Outstretched Arm-a Case Series. Z. Orthop. Unfallchir.. NEW YORK: THIEME MEDICAL PUBL INC. ISSN 1864-6743

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DOI:10.1055/a-1865-0033

Abstract

Traumatic triceps tendon ruptures are rare and known to result in substantial disability unless appropriate surgical treatment is performed. A traumatic rupture can occur due to a fall onto the outstretched hand. Tearing of the triceps tendon results in a valgus load onto the elbow, which can lead to injuries to the radial head/neck and/or the ulnar collateral ligament. Hence, attention must be paid to associated pathologies after diagnosis of rupture to the distal triceps tendon. Our surgical procedure in these cases includes diagnostic arthroscopy to detect concomitant injuries. In the following, we present three cases where we performed an open suture bridge repair of the triceps tendon followed by suture repair of the ulnar collateral ligament. All patients recovered well and reported no elbow pain or limited range of motion. The ASES and Mayo Elbow Performance scores were 100 at the 1-year follow-up.

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Creators	Email	ORCID	ORCID Put Code
Ott, Nadine	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Hackl, Michael	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Van Parys, Michiel	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Leschinger, Tim	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Wegmann, Kilian	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Mueller, Lars Peter	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED