Distal Brachial Biceps Musculotendinous Rupture

Abstract

The breakages of muscle-tendon junction are common in athletes, but in particular the distal biceps brachial muscle is very rare. The aim of this work is to present a case of rupture of the muscle-tendon distal biceps brachial, the treatment applied. We present the case of male patient 17 years of age while playing football his left upper limb was trapped in a fence and trying to free it with jerky movements, experienced sudden onset pain in the distal third of the arm, throbbing character, 10/10 at the nominal intensity scale unmitigated pain, exacerbated with pronation, supination and flexion of the upper limb. The mechanism of trauma coincides with an extension of his glenohumeral joint with the elbow extended and the forearm supinated. The patient was managed conservatively and outpatient rehabilitation exercises. Three months break I got a score of 100 with the Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS). Proving that in these cases it is strongly indicated conservative treatment with good functional results.

Rev. Cient. Esc. Univ. Cienc. Salud, Vol.1(1) 2014: 33-36