Distal Triceps Tendon Repair in Strength Athletes Leads to Satisfactory Return to Sports: A Retrospective Analysis of 22 Cases
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Surgical Technique
2.2. Postoperative Rehab
2.3. Follow-Up Questionnaire
2.4. Statistical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Demographics
3.2. Sports Disciplines
3.3. Subjective Rating and Well-Being
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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<45 Years (n = 11) | ≥45 Years (n = 11) | Overall (n = 22) | |
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Gender (m/f) | 11/0 (100%/0%) | 11/0 (100%/0%) | 22/0 (100%/0%) |
Age (years) | 35.5 (4.4) | 53.1 (4.7) | 44.3 (9.9) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30.5 (8.97) | 29.4 (2.83) | 29.94 (6.71) |
Affected side (L/r) | 6/5 (55%/45%) | 6/5 (55%/45%) | 12/10 (55%/45%) |
Cause of injury (sports-related/other) | 10/1 (91%/9%) | 8/3 (73%/27%) | 18/4 (82%/18%) |
Subgroup | <45 Years (n = 11) | ≥45 Years (n = 11) | p-Value b | Overall (n = 22) |
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Sporting activities | ||||
preOP | 2.7 (1.7) | 2.0 (0.9) | 0.224 | 2.4 (1.4) |
postOP | 2.7 (1.9) | 2.2 (1.3) | 0.427 | 2.5 (1.6) |
p-value c | 1 | 0.341 | 0.540 | |
Frequency (per week) | ||||
preOP | 4.2 (1.3) | 4.0 (1.0) | 0.721 | 4.1 (1.2) |
postOP | 4.1 (1.6) | 4.0 (1.0) | 0.873 | 4.1 (1.3) |
p-value c | 0.341 | 1 | 0.329 |
Subgroup | <45 Years (n = 11) | ≥45 Years (n = 11) | p-Value b | Overall (n = 22) |
---|---|---|---|---|
VAS pain (0–10) | ||||
preOP | 5.5 (3.3) | 6.7 (2.6) | 0.422 | 6.0 (3.0) |
postOP | 1.6 (1.8) | 1.6 (1.1) | 0.416 | 1.6 (1.5) |
p-value c | 0.016 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Level of fitness (0–10) | ||||
preOP | 5.0 (3.6) | 5.3 (3.3) | 0.952 | 5.1 (3.4) |
postOP | 2.8 (2.2) | 2.3 (2.1) | 0.592 | 2.6 (2.1) |
p-value c | 0.041 | 0.027 | 0.002 | |
Ability to train (0–10) | ||||
preOP | 3.6 (3.4) | 7.3 (2.5) | 0.013 | 5.2 (3.4) |
postOP | 1.8 (1.5) | 1.1 (0.3) | 0.166 | 1.3 (0.6) |
p-value c | 0.051 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Satisfaction (0–10) | ||||
Clinical outcome | 1.8 (2.4) | 1.0 (0.0) | 0.386 | 1.5 (1.9) |
Cosmetic outcome | 1.7 (1.0) | 1.3 (0.5) | 0.210 | 1.5 (0.8) |
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Gruber, M.S.; Bischofreiter, M.; Rittenschober, F.; Schachermayr, M.; Ortmaier, R.; Ritsch, M. Distal Triceps Tendon Repair in Strength Athletes Leads to Satisfactory Return to Sports: A Retrospective Analysis of 22 Cases. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 4913. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164913
Gruber MS, Bischofreiter M, Rittenschober F, Schachermayr M, Ortmaier R, Ritsch M. Distal Triceps Tendon Repair in Strength Athletes Leads to Satisfactory Return to Sports: A Retrospective Analysis of 22 Cases. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(16):4913. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164913
Chicago/Turabian StyleGruber, Michael Stephan, Martin Bischofreiter, Felix Rittenschober, Michael Schachermayr, Reinhold Ortmaier, and Mathias Ritsch. 2024. "Distal Triceps Tendon Repair in Strength Athletes Leads to Satisfactory Return to Sports: A Retrospective Analysis of 22 Cases" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 16: 4913. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164913