Terrible Triad Elbow Fracture Dislocation with Ipsilateral Triceps Avulsion and Radial Shaft Fracture

• DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.20.00308
• Publication Date: 2020-12-10T23:04:56Z
• Authors: HamidReza Dehghan...; Sam Bemani Lirges...; Milad Bahari
• Keywords: Triad (sociology); Avulsion fracture

We report an unusual combination of injuries, terrible triad elbow fracture dislocation with ipsilateral avulsion the triceps, and radial shaft in a 23-year-old man. He was managed surgically had good postoperative outcomes.Evaluation triceps tendon injury is difficult this context, such as problems evaluating rotator cuff injuries after shoulder dislocation. Because diagnostic difficulty, high index suspicion necessary.