title: Triceps tendon tear in a middle-aged weightlifter.
abstract: The patient was a 47-year-old man who was evaluated by a physical therapist for a chief complaint of posterior right elbow pain. The patient routinely participated in weightlifting activities and reported a sudden onset of triceps weakness and posterior elbow pain while performing clap push-ups 3 days prior. A physician assistant ordered radiographs, which were initially interpreted as normal, and routine magnetic resonance imaging for the right elbow. Following examination by a physical therapist, due to concern for a triceps tendon tear, the previously ordered magnetic resonance imaging was expedited, which revealed a partial triceps tendon tear with partial tendon retraction medially.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital, US Army Garrison Yongsan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Molloy
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Aberle
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Escobar
mesh_terms: D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014891:Weight Lifting