Supplementation of enteral diet with arginine, RNA, and omega-3 fatty acids in the early postoperative time period improves postoperative immunologic responses and helps to overcome more rapidly the immunologic depression after surgical trauma.
Even non-traumatic ruptures of the triceps tendon are rare, surgical therapy should be recommended in all
cases, because of poor results after non-operative treatment. A golden standard for the surgical procedure is not
established. A small series of traumatic distal tendon ruptures was treated surgical in our hospital and was followed up
after 12 months concerning their function. Very good and good results could be found with a strong reintegration of the
tendon by using transosseus sutures with non resorbable suture material. The refixation with suture anchors showed
disappointing results with early pull-outs of the anchor. Revision with screw augmentation with a washer had to be
performed. Concerning the biomechanical forces, which show up on the olecranon (up to 40 NM), the refixation of the
triceps tendon has proved to be extremely resistant against pull out forces. The good results by using non absorbable
transosseus sutures led to a standardized procedure in our trauma center, even the rupture is not traumatic.
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