Bilateral and Simultaneous Rupture of the Triceps Tendon in a Patient without Predisposing Factors

Tendon rupture is typically associated with predisposing features including renal failure, hyperparathyroidism, and connective tissue elastosis. We present a case in which none of these risk factors is present and in a completely healthy patient. To our knowledge, this has never been reported in the...

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Autores principales: Desai, Bobby, Slish, John, Allen, Brandon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3542899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/920685
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Sumario:Tendon rupture is typically associated with predisposing features including renal failure, hyperparathyroidism, and connective tissue elastosis. We present a case in which none of these risk factors is present and in a completely healthy patient. To our knowledge, this has never been reported in the literature.

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