Ruptured Triceps Tendon Diagnosed Radiographically

SUMMARY The authors present two cases involving rupture of the triceps tendon that was initially diagnosed on radiographs. Tendon ruptures have been radiographically diagnosed before but only once by a fractured osteophyte of the triceps tendon, to our knowledge. The first case demonstrated this while the other showed an avulsion fracture at the tendon's insertions which has been described previously (seven times) on radiographs.