Isolated Avulsion of the Medial Head of the Triceps Tendon: An Anatomic Study and Arthroscopic Repair in 2 Cases

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 983-988

  Athwal, George S ^a   McGill, Robert J ^b   Rispoli, Damian M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Footprint; Medial head; Olecranon; Triceps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRESS; CADAVER; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLECRANON FRACTURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RUPTURE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADULT; CADAVER; ELBOW JOINT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OLECRANON PROCESS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; TENDONS;

EID: 69249206643     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.02.020     Document Type: Article

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