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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2021; 25(04): 566-573
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735466
Review Article

Biceps, Brachialis, and Triceps

Thibault Willaume
1   MSK Radiology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Guillaume Bierry 
1   MSK Radiology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Abstract

Tendon injuries at the elbow affect mostly the distal biceps and can progressively degenerate over time or rupture in an acute event. The degree of retraction may depend on the integrity of the lacertus fibrosus, a fibrous expansion that merges with the forearm flexor fascia. Biceps disorders are frequently associated with fluid or synovitis of the adjacent bicipital bursa; primary bursal disorders (primary inflammatory synovitis) can also be observed. Distal triceps is less frequently injured than the distal biceps, and tears usually manifest as distal ruptures with avulsion of a small flake of bone from the tip of the olecranon. Brachialis injuries are uncommon and the consequence of sudden muscle stretching during forced elbow hyperextension, as in posterior elbow luxation.

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biceps - triceps - brachialis - rupture - tendinopathy

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