Traumatic rupture of the brachialis muscle in a 52-year-old man

Costa, Jorge Homero; Marques, Tiago Paiva

doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-209421

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“…This study reports the first incidence of a complete brachialis muscle tear with a clinically appreciable gap and more importantly, the first incidence of this injury being tackled surgically. The most recent case was reported by Costa et al, [9] in 2015. The authors reported an isolated rupture of the brachialis muscle in a 52-year-old man who suffered a hyperextension injury to his left elbow after a fall.…”

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“…Most of the injuries of biceps tendon are documented in sports activities like para-trooping and water sports [1,13]. Isolated brachialis muscle and tendon injury is a relatively rare entity with very few cases reported in medical literature [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Confusion may exist amidst surgeons and clinicians encountering this entity with regards to the best line of treatment as very few cases have been reported and it is more than likely that the case presenting to the treating surgeon is a novelty.…”

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“…In the upper limb, such an injury frequently affects the biceps brachii muscle or tendon with there being abundant medical literature regarding the diagnosis and management of this not so uncommon entity. However, isolated brachialis muscle rupture is relatively rare with very few cases reported in literature so far [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9].…”

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Isolated Traumatic Brachialis Muscle Tear: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Sharma

Mehta

Narayan

2017

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Isolated traumatic brachialis muscle tears are uncommonly reported -leading to occasional misdiagnosis and misdirected treatment. The rarity of brachialis muscle tear may promote misdiagnosis or mistreatment of this injury. We report an isolated brachialis muscle tear in a young female, possibly caused by strenuous exercise in the gymnasium. The diagnosis was made clinically and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. The patient was subsequently managed adequately with conservative treatment. We herein present a 35-year-old woman who was diagnosed with an acute brachialis muscle tear being diagnosed with a combination of clinical signs and imaging and successfully managed non-operatively. A chronologically arranged review of literature is also presented.

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Isolated Traumatic Brachialis Muscle Tear: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Sharma

Mehta

Narayan

2017

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“…To the best of our knowledge, there have been 10 case reports of this injury in physically active individuals such as athletes, with ages ranging from 8 to 67 years; additionally, the patients were predominantly male [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Reportedly, this injury was commonly caused by an external force forcing the extension of the elbow joint and when the elbow joint was bent due to lifting an object or was forced to extend when performing actions such as tackling in contact sports.…”

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“…Conservative and surgical treatments are reported as treatment options; however, there is no standard treatment policy. Among the 10 case reports, 9 were treated conservatively [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Surgical treatment was considered in only one patient who was a rugby player.…”

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Brachialis Muscle Rupture in a Pediatric Patient Followed Up by Ultrasound Examinations: A Rare Case Report

Yamaji¹,

Uesugi²,

Kamada

et al. 2022

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Isolated brachial muscle injuries are relatively rare injuries and reportedly occur during forced elbow extension. Though commonly conservative treatment approach is adopted, the treatment criteria remain unclear. Here, we report the case of a patient who experienced functional recovery after conservative treatment for an isolated brachial muscle injury. The patient was an 8-year-old boy whose chief complaint was left elbow pain. The injury occurred when the patient fell while playing on gymnastics bars and bruised the palmar side of his left elbow on the bar. Owing to the pain in the left elbow, the patient came to our institution. There were no clear signs of deformities or swelling in the left elbow and no obvious tenderness. X-ray and computed tomography (CT) imaging examinations revealed no signs of a fracture or dislocation, and the patient was diagnosed with left brachialis muscle rupture based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Although the brachialis muscle was complete ruptured, a healing tendency was seen on body surface ultrasound examinations over time, and the patient was treated conservatively. After 3 weeks of cast immobilization, the patient underwent range of motion exercises. Two months after the injury, there were no issues with elbow joint function in daily life activities and no limitations in range of motion. Here, MRI was used to diagnose brachialis muscle rupture, and ultrasound examinations were utilized to make treatment decisions.

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