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Case Report
Complete rupture of the triceps brachii muscle
  1. R K Singh,
  2. J Pooley
  1. Upper Limb Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead NE9 6SX, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr Singh, Upper Limb Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead NE9 6SX, UK;
 rajponu{at}netscapeonline.co.uk

Abstract

The case is reported of a professional ice hockey player who sustained an intramuscular rupture of all three heads of the triceps brachii muscle. After surgical repair, he made a complete recovery and was able to return to professional ice hockey.

  • triceps brachii muscle
  • rupture

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.36.6.467

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