Eblow
July 2025
Author: R. Conner Dixon, MD, CAQ-SM
Peer Reviewer: Justine Ko, MD, CAQ-SM
Peer Reviewer: Justine Ko, MD, CAQ-SM
This image was obtained using a linear probe in a longitudinal orientation along the posterior aspect of the elbow.
Image 1: Author’s own images and annotations
A 65-year-old male presents with right elbow pain. He noticed sudden pain and swelling while doing a weighted exercise. You perform an ultrasound and obtain the image below.
Image 1: Case courtesy of Maulik S Patel, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 182462
What are the major structures in this longitudinal volar elbow ultrasound and where is the pathology?
You can see the loss of fibrillar structure of the triceps tendon and the edge of the triceps tendon is avulsed from the olecranon process.
Image 2: Case courtesy of Maulik S Patel, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 182462, author’s own annotations