1978
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.60b1.627579
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Snapping elbow due to dislocation of the medial head of the triceps. A report of two cases

Abstract: Two cases of unusual snapping at the elbow are described. In both, the medial head of the triceps was found to be separated from the main muscle belly. During flexion of the elbow, the medial head dislocated over the medial epicondyle, producing a characteristic snapping phenomenon. Both cases were of long standing and had been asymptomatic for years. The first clinical symptoms were those of an ulnar neuropathy. In order to restore the normal position of the medial head of the triceps, its tendon was detached… Show more

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“…[1][2][3]7 En 1978, Dreyfuss y Kessler reportan dos casos de pacientes con un resalto en la región medial del codo al flexionarlo. La cabeza medial del tríceps se presentaba separada del vientre muscular principal; al flexionar el codo, esta se luxaba por encima de la epitróclea generando un resalto.…”
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“…[1][2][3]7 En 1978, Dreyfuss y Kessler reportan dos casos de pacientes con un resalto en la región medial del codo al flexionarlo. La cabeza medial del tríceps se presentaba separada del vientre muscular principal; al flexionar el codo, esta se luxaba por encima de la epitróclea generando un resalto.…”
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“…ambos pacientes tuvieron una excelente evolución posoperatoria. 1 En 1980, Reis comunica el caso de una paciente de 18 años que refiere un resalto en la región medial del codo al realizar movimientos de flexo-extensión; en los últimos tres meses, se agregan síntomas neuropáticos sensitivos del nervio cubital, que fueron confirmados por electromiograma. Se realiza una exploración quirúrgica y se confirma la luxación del nervio cubital sobre la epitró-clea, por lo que se procede a su transposición.…”
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“…1 1 cases of a similar pathogenetic condition have been reported in Japanese (Kanamori et al 1991), in which a meniscoid formed a synovial fold, impinging on the humeroradia1 joint. Injury of the annular ligament surrounding the radial head (Wightman 1963, Kurihara et al 1988) and dislocation of the medial head of the triceps (Rolfsen 1970, Dreyfuss and Kessler 1978, Reis 1980, Hayashi et al 1984 have been reported to cause a snapping elbow. Flick (1904) described a permanent synovial fold that was present on the dorsal face of the articular capsule between the humerus and the radius.…”
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“…[1][2][3][4][5] Some studies have reported that snapping elbow 6 -10 is secondary to interposition of the lateral synovial fringe, 7,8 the annular ligament, 6,9 intra-articular free bodies, or dislocation of the triceps brachii muscle. 10 However, to our knowledge, there have been no published reports regarding snapping elbow with congenital radial head dislocation in the English-language literature. In the Japanese-language literature, Kurihara et al 11 first described snapping elbow associated with congenital radial head dislocation in 1988, and 4 cases of snapping elbow associated with congenital radial head dislocation have since been reported.…”
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