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Case Reports
. 2007 Jul;41(7):459.
doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.031708. Epub 2007 Jan 19.

Proximal biceps rupture: management of an unusual injury in an arm wrestler

D A Pratt  1 , T D Tennent
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Proximal biceps rupture: management of an unusual injury in an arm wrestler

D A Pratt et al. Br J Sports Med. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

Arm wrestling may cause unusual injuries, which may require operative repair in the sporting individual. Injury to the proximal biceps as a consequence of arm wrestling has not been reported previously. The diagnosis and treatment of a 36-year-old man who sustained a proximal biceps rupture while arm wrestling and his operative management are described.

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