Partial rupture of triceps muscle

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Blunt trauma by stick to posterior aspect of elbow 15 days prior.

Patient Data

Age: 35
Gender: Male
ultrasound

Partial rupture of the triceps muscle. Triceps tendon is intact. 

Split-screen images show asymptomatic and symptomatic triceps muscle in short axis.

Four weeks later

ultrasound

Dense peripheral calcification at the site of the previous hematoma.

Myositis ossificans with peri-osseous ossification foci.

Case Discussion

Triceps tendon was intact. Partial rupture of triceps muscle was diagnosed with subsequent myositis ossificans. 

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