title: Acute partial rupture of the common extensor tendon.
abstract: Rupture of the common extensor tendon is the most common acute tendon injury of the elbow. The authors describe a case of a patient with a clinical history of tendinopathy caused by functional overload of the common extensor tendon, treated also with infiltrations of steroids, and subsequent partial rupture of the tendon during sport activity. The diagnosis was made clinically and at ultrasound (US) examination; US follow-up after some time showed the healing of the lesion. This case confirms that injections of steroids may be a contributory cause of tendon rupture, and emphasizes the sensitivity and specificity of US in the study of pathologies of the elbow tendons.
authors: Section of Radiology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Kachrimanis
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Papadopoulou
keywords: Common extensor tendon; Elbow; Ultrasonography
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