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dc.contributor.authorGouk, Conor JC
dc.contributor.authorShulman, Ryan M
dc.contributor.authorBuchan, Craig
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Fraser J
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-17T01:35:23Z
dc.date.available2019-10-17T01:35:23Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn1523-9896
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/BTE.0000000000000161
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/388474
dc.description.abstractRupture of the triceps is a rare event. If triceps rupture is not immediately recognized, chronic ruptures produce a therapeutic problem. The residual tendon is often retracted, atrophic and of poor quality, therefore it is not usually appropriate for primary repair due to the high levels of tension encountered. Previously, multiple autograft techniques have been reported; however, this often leaves the patient with an additional surgical site and additional morbidity. Therefore we present our operative technique using acellular dermal allograft (ADA) as an interposition graft for the management of chronic distal triceps rupture. A 37-year-old male, right hand dominant, security guard presented to our institution’s orthopedic outpatient clinic with a 12-year history of weakness and deformity to his left arm. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated rupture of the distal triceps tendon. We performed an operative repair using an ADA in an interpositional manner. Ten months postoperatively magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an intact repair, and at 19 months postoperatively the patient’s Disability of the Arm, Shoulder Hand (DASH) score was 0.83 and his strength was 72.8% of the contralateral side. Accordingly, we believe that using an interpositional ADA in our reported technique is a good option to treat chronic distal triceps rupture.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom35
dc.relation.ispartofpageto38
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalTechniques in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
dc.relation.ispartofvolume20
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPhysiotherapy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical physiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOrthopaedics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420106
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3208
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320216
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsOrthopedics
dc.subject.keywordsdistal triceps tendon
dc.subject.keywordsacellular dermal allograft
dc.titleChronic Distal Triceps Rupture Repaired Using Acellular Dermal Allograft as an Interposition Graft
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGouk, CJC; Shulman, RM; Buchan, C; Taylor, FJ, Chronic Distal Triceps Rupture Repaired Using Acellular Dermal Allograft as an Interposition Graft, Techniques in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, 2019, 20 (1), pp. 35-38
dc.date.updated2019-10-17T01:33:22Z
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gro.griffith.authorGouk, Conor J.
gro.griffith.authorShulman, Ryan M.
gro.griffith.authorTaylor, Fraser


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