A pop at the front of the elbow lifting something heavy, followed by weakness turning a doorknob and a biceps that looks bunched up, is a distal biceps rupture and is time-sensitive.
The ulnar nerve runs in a shallow groove behind the elbow and stretches every time the elbow bends.Pressure or repetitive bending irritates it. The distal biceps tendon anchors to the forearm bone and can tear under a sudden eccentric load.Tendon irritation on the outside or inside of the elbow is tennis or golfer elbow and usually responds to non-operative care.
Dual fellowship trained in sports medicine and in shoulder and elbow surgery. Former Division I football player.
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We strive to offer same-day appointments for acute orthopedic injuries: a fall, a pop, a dislocated joint, or a fracture splinted in an emergency room.One number reaches both clinics. Tell the front desk what happened and they will find the first opening with the right surgeon.This is not an urgent care. It is a direct line to a fellowship-trained surgeon when an injury should not wait weeks.
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