Proximal avulsion fracture of the long head of the triceps brachii muscle

Proximal avulsion fracture of the long head of the triceps brachii muscle

A 27-year-old male and indoor soccer goalkeeper presented at the private practice of the orthopaedic surgeon with pain in the posterior right shoulder. Two months previously, he felt sudden pain and loss of function in his shoulder when throwing a ball, more specifically during ball release. After 6...

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Main Authors: M. Vansevenant, F.M. Vanhoenacker, T. Wauters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/1342
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spelling doaj-d015dc1429624620939f4175cc37dc512020-11-24T21:01:28ZengUbiquity PressJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology2514-82812014-09-0197510.5334/jbr-btr.13421028Proximal avulsion fracture of the long head of the triceps brachii muscleM. Vansevenant0F.M. Vanhoenacker1T. Wauters2Department of Radiology, AZ Sint Maarten, Mechelen-Duffel; Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital (UZ Gent)Department of Radiology, AZ Sint Maarten, Mechelen-Duffel; Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital (UZ Gent); Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA); Orthopedic Surgery, MechelenOrthopedic Surgery, MechelenA 27-year-old male and indoor soccer goalkeeper presented at the private practice of the orthopaedic surgeon with pain in the posterior right shoulder. Two months previously, he felt sudden pain and loss of function in his shoulder when throwing a ball, more specifically during ball release. After 6 weeks of rest, there was almost complete recovery. He started playing indoor soccer again and fell on his right shoulder with relapse of the pain. He never experienced dislocation of the shoulder. Clinically there was full range of motion of his shoulder and no muscle atrophy. Resistance tests of the triceps brachii muscle caused pain in the posterior shoulder.https://www.jbsr.be/articles/1342
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Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
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title Proximal avulsion fracture of the long head of the triceps brachii muscle
title_short Proximal avulsion fracture of the long head of the triceps brachii muscle
title_full Proximal avulsion fracture of the long head of the triceps brachii muscle
title_fullStr Proximal avulsion fracture of the long head of the triceps brachii muscle
title_full_unstemmed Proximal avulsion fracture of the long head of the triceps brachii muscle
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series Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
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publishDate 2014-09-01
description A 27-year-old male and indoor soccer goalkeeper presented at the private practice of the orthopaedic surgeon with pain in the posterior right shoulder. Two months previously, he felt sudden pain and loss of function in his shoulder when throwing a ball, more specifically during ball release. After 6 weeks of rest, there was almost complete recovery. He started playing indoor soccer again and fell on his right shoulder with relapse of the pain. He never experienced dislocation of the shoulder. Clinically there was full range of motion of his shoulder and no muscle atrophy. Resistance tests of the triceps brachii muscle caused pain in the posterior shoulder.
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