TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Triceps tears in athletes: Different injury patterns and surgical treatment
JO  - Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
A1  - Orava, Sakari
A1  - Heikkilä, Jouni
A1  - Rawlins, Mark
A1  - Sarimo, Janne
A1  - Lempainen, Lasse
SP  - 1413
EP  - 1417
VL  - 131
IS  - 10
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Triceps muscle tears requiring surgical treatment are uncommon injuries. METHOD: We present 10 cases, all of them were athletes. All these patients were treated surgically between 1993 and 2009. Three operations were performed in the acute phase and the rest seven cases an average of 6 months (range 3-12 months) after the primary injury. The mean follow-up period after surgery was 6 years (range 2-9 years). RESULTS: The result was evaluated to be excellent in five cases, good in four, and fair in one patient. All except one patient were able to resume full training. CONCLUSION: Our results show that surgical treatment seems to be beneficial in severe triceps tears even after failed conservative treatment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0936-8051
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-011-1319-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -