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Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care 2002; 10(3): 160-166
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-37326
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-37326
Original Article
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Management of Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture
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Publication Date:
20 February 2003 (online)
Abstract
Repair of distal biceps tendon ruptures has received increasing attention in the past decade. For the active individual who desires the return of function in the injured arm to a level as near to normal as possible, acute repair of a distal biceps tendon rupture is recommended. Methods for repair include a single anterior incision technique that employs suture anchor fixation and a two incision technique that employs transosseous suture fixation. Chronic ruptures may be repaired with tendon or fascial grafts. Complications are rare, the most serious of which is the formation of a forearm synostosis which has been reported following repair with the two incision technique.
Key words
Elbow injuries - Suture anchor fixation
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