Triceps Tendon Injuries
Recommended Citation
Casadei K, Kiel J, and Freidl M. Triceps Tendon Injuries. Curr Sports Med Rep 2020; 19(9):367-372.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2020
Publication Title
Current sports medicine reports
Abstract
Triceps tendon injuries are an uncommon clinical entity poorly described in the literature. This review discusses the spectrum of pathology, effective diagnosis, nonsurgical treatment, surgical treatment, rehabilitation, and surgical complications of triceps tendon injuries. Management of triceps tendinopathies depends on the mechanism of injury and the patient's motor examination. Triceps tendinopathies and partial tendon tears with intact strength can be managed conservatively with rest, ice, immobilization, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and physical therapy. If conservative management fails for 6 months or there are strength deficits on examination, surgery should be considered. Based on the current evidence, there are no clear guidelines for "best" surgical approach. Although rare, the most significant surgical complication to be concerned about is rerupture. Rerupture rate is 4.62% among the articles we reviewed.
PubMed ID
32925376
Volume
19
Issue
9
First Page
367
Last Page
372
