Triceps Tendon Rupture - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim

Dr. Ebraheim’s educational animated video describes the rupture of the triceps tendon.
The triceps muscle is the large muscle on the back of the upper arm, it is a powerful extensor of the elbow joint.
The three heads of the triceps muscle:
1- Long head.
2- Medial head.
3- Lateral head.
All three heads share a common tendon that inserts into the olecranon process of the elbow.
A triceps tendon rupture is an injury that occurs to the tendon in the back of the elbow, this injury can be missed in a lot of patients.
Rupture of the triceps muscle typically occur in male athletes such as body builders, football players, and in athletes who lift heavy weights.
A triceps tendon rupture is a tear of the tendon that attaches the triceps muscle to the ulna.
Rupture of the tendon can be complete or incomplete.
Common mechanisms of injury include:
• Stress from sudden increase in intensity of training.
• Direct trauma to the tendon.
• Laceration of the tendon.
Rupture of the tendon may also occur due to local steroid injection or it may be due to history of anabolic steroid use.
rupture may also occur due to previous elbow surgery or systemic diseases such as renal disease and gout.
There will be a painful limitation of the range of motion and the patient will be unable to extend the elbow, especially against resistance.
The patient may hear a “pop” and the tendon may retract upwards.
A gap may be felt in the back of the elbow where the rupture occurs.
x-rays may show a small bony avulsion.
The “Flake” sign identifies the avulsion on lateral x-ray.
x-rays are helpful for diagnosing a triceps tendon rupture, however , MRI is the best study for visualizing the tear.
Treatment: establishing the correct diagnosis early is important.
1- Early repair of the tendon in acute cases, with delay in diagnosis, primary repair of the tendon may not be possible and the patient may require tendon reconstruction with less favorable outcome.
2- Reconstruction of the tendon by a graft in chronic neglected cases, especially if the patient has a major disability in elbow extension.

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[munthersharji]

I had the triceps injury 3 weeks back from a hard fall while playing football, I did x-ray on the day of injury and avulsion of the bone was confirmed. my doctor advised to have MRI after 3 weeks, and the result appeared that I suffer from almost complete tear of my triceps. I will be doing my surgery by this week. wish good luck to all, and my appreciation goes to all doctors who are working day and night to cure us.

[geojor]

thanks for sharing your great medical knowledge...

[Khonic]

I was doing skullcrushers last week and felt a pop stopped doing the exercise and left the gym pretty much afterwards. I rested over the weekend and 3 days up to Wednesday (today). I tried to do heavy shoulder press and upon snapping the dumbbell into position felt the pop again and quit for the day... the pain is in the long head (if my arms are relaxed at my sides it's the head nearest my armpit) I have no bruising and no lack of mobility in the arm it just feels slightly sore when stretching but I can still put light weight on it with little to no pain depending on the orientation. My buddies said I probably just strained or pulled it and to take a couple weeks off of heavy tricep stressing movements. Have I torn it? I'm a bodybuilder and have to be able to lift

[MadJedfox]

Is it possible to fix it 5 months after the injury?

[MarceloPeraltaMarceloPeralta]

After tendon rupture, what is the maximum time I can expect to have surgery successfully?

[SuperPulseadasArmwrestling]

I was doing tricep pushdowns with one arm, only with a resistance band, and i felt simethung, like my tricep was gonna burst, someaone could help me?

[csj]

Thanks for sharing..I have this problem, my heart doctor says to live with it, it stays sore all the time, I can't write with my right hand, can't push or pull, sometime I can't bend it enough to eat.. I just notice long head soreness today ...Heck of a way to live..Good luck all

[adewwe]

Train ur triceps more than ur biceps guys
Many people forget to training triceps and train more biceps

[disssssregard]

Everything other than how to do physical therapy for it.

[eddieharris]

Partial tear only ) Very informative video, I am sure of my options now, thanks!!!

[mohammedaneezr]

How effective is the surgery? Will it get back to 100%?

[kingsley]

WWE wrestler Batista was prone to injury that he suffered 3 torn triceps in his career

[shahnawaznfkhan]

But proper Treatment and suggestions should be given about it

[jameswaldo]

I had tendon rupture surgery 2 years ago and still dont have strength on my right elbow

[Tony-ylrf]

Sir i am having long head pain when ever i throw anything like suppose a ball but i dont feel any pain after some time it goes away completely and never comes back until i throw anything again i am having this problem for almost 10 years now can u help me out

[gs]

In the middle of my lower arm, I can generate a nuckle for every five seconds. Both hands. Unlimited nuckles is generated.

[anciljerry]

I fell flat on my hand straight down and i hurt my elbow, and for some days now i can't straighte my arm what is the problem ?

[christiantompkins]

I lift the same weight on both arms(triceps) and my left is much bigger than my right when I flex and when I flex my right I don’t get the tricep lateral head like I do on my left it’s almost like it’s not there, idk for sure but could it be a tear?

[fruitsalad]

FML I have not been able to move my arm with a constant minor pain on my lower tricep that's my fucking tendin

[laytonstanner]

Not just elbow I have tendonitis at the top :o