Triceps bony avulsion

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Right elbow trauma. Posterior elbow swelling, pain, difficulty in the elbow extension.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
ultrasound

There is a bony avulsion of the triceps tendon from the ulnar olecranon process. The central bone fragment measures about 15 x 10 mm and shows 17 mm retraction. Two smaller medial fragments show 10 mm retraction from the ulnar olecranon process. There is an extra-articular crater in the olecranon process. The triceps tendon is intact. The muscle shows a normal echopattern.

Case Discussion

The case shows post-traumatic triceps bony avulsion. Surgical fixation was done.

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