July 2011: Avulsion Fracture of the Distal Triceps Tendon Insertion

Written by Kate Fitzgerald on Wednesday July 13th, 2011

Patient presented to the radiology department after falling onto their left elbow while walking on rocks. The patient symptoms included an acute onset of pain and loss of power on extension. The ultrasound scan demonstrated an avulsion fracture fragment displaced 4cm proximally from the olecranon process and retraction of the long head of the triceps… [Read more]