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Location
Name (bold black = posted within past 30 days; bold red = posted within past 7 days) e-mail address M/F
Adam Corona, CA M
Agustin San Juan, Puerto Rico M
Alan Knoxville, TN; Sevierville, TN; Beaufort, SC M
Alan Rochester, NY M
Allen Hicksville, OH M
Andy UK M
Anthony Flanders, NJ M
Anthony San Diego, CA M
Anthony Los Angeles, CA (Monterey Park, CA; Rosemead, CA; Montebello, CA) M
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Austin Denver, CO M
AZMike Phoenix, AZ M
Ben UK London, UK M
Bernie Statesville, NC; United States M
Big John Hattiesburg, MS; Jackson, MS M
Bill Danbury, CT; New York, NY M
Bill B Oceanside, CA M
Bill47 [allograft] billfour7@gmail.com M
Central, VA (Marshall, VA; Warrenton, VA, Winchester, VA; Boyce, VA; Rectortown, VA; The Plains, VA; M
Bob Salmons New York, NY; Marys Landing, NJ M
Bob / Bob77 North Kingstown, RI; Beaufort, SC (Philadelphia,rhub58@aol.comCharlotte, NC)
PA; Concord, CA; M
Bobby Marietta, GA; Covington, GA M
Brad Boulder City, NV M
Brian Fort Lee, NJ M
Brian H Orlando, FL M
Brian J / Brian / Brianjoy (Brian Joy) joy@geology.ucdavis.edu
Davis, CA (Sacramento, CA; Glendale, CA; Pilot Hill, CA; United States) M
Brian S Traverse City, MI M
bricmars Jackson, TN bricmars@gmail.com M
Bud Johnson Baltimore, MD M
CalgaryGuy Calgary, AB, Canada M
cantexplain99 cbitner@cox.net
Chris Toronto, ON, Canada
Chris_G Salt Lake City, UT
Chuck Norcross, GA (Atlanta, GA; Union City, GA) chuck@nofish.net M
Clamper Reno, NV (Harrison, AR) jvawelles@charter.net M
Columbus Westerville, OH M
cpsp Bradenton, FL M
Craig Sydney, NSW, Australia; Woonona, NSW, Australia M
Cuffs / Steve [re-rupture] Tulare, CA; Sacramento, CA M
Curtis Winnipeg CA Winnipeg, MB, Canada M
D Garman - PA Johnstown, PA
Dallas Columbus, OH
Damon / dhr Kennett, MO; Alton, IL M
Dave Bellevue, WA M
Dave Coronado, CA M
Dave Sanborn / Dave Wausau, WI M
David Middletown, OH M
David G M
David-NYC Flushing, NY M
dbizzle (Dan) Chicago, IL; Lake Forest, IL bobbyslickleonard@yahoo.com M
Dennis Washington, D.C. M
Doc Z06 Fort Myers, FL M
Dominick Parlin, NJ M
Don Eva, AL; Huntsville, AL; Gulf Breeze, FL (Denver, CO) M
Donh Los Angeles, CA dhhaddock@sbcglobal.net M
Doug Laughlin, NV (Dallas, TX) speed_devil_doug@yahoo.com M
Drew Tamaroa, IL; Logan, IL M
Drew C / Drew United States M
Ed G Chicago, IL; Vermontville, MI; Woodland, MI M
edm San Miguel De Allende, Mexico
Eric J ecsjohnson@officer.com
Cincinnati, OH; Lebanon, OH; White Lake, MI (Fort Myers, FL) M
Erling Schaumburg, IL M
Emanuel Miami, FL M
Ethel Austin TX Austin, TX F
Franko Toronto, ON, Canada fhgul2004@hotmail.com M
Fred Toronto, ON, Canada M
Friend Saint Paul, MN
Gary Chase, BC, Canada M
Gary / GTary Somerset, NJ M
Gary Sharpley Saint Helens, UK M
Garyw Saint Paul, MN M
Gavin Savage, MD M
GCART / Gary Temecula, CA gcart2@verizon.net M
Gcribb Annandale, VA
George Bayonne, NJ M
Gerald Surrey, BC, Canada; Cloverdale, BC, Canada M
Gerald 47 Anaheim Ca Los Angeles, CA Bat_Tech@yahoo.com M
Grant Sydney, Australia M
Harry Port Murray, NJ M
HOL Wassenaar, Netherlands; Europe
Holly Oceanside, CA F
Horace M
Howie Oceanside, NY M
Hyp3r (Casey) [allograft] callmexgod7@live.com M
igot2golf Kingsport, TN
Ironhead Pembroke, MA
ironrenter (Bobby) Cumming, GA M
Jac in Perkasie PA Perkasie, PA
jay cape cod / lowrider90 North Easton, MA; Plympton, MA jay@lazzarilaw.net M
JBB Wausau, WI
JEB (John B) NW Arkansas jejb@att.net M
Jeff Columbus, OH M
Jeff Los Angeles, CA (La Mirada, CA; Whittier, CA; La Habra, CA; Orange, CA) M
Jeff Tampa, FL M
Jeff B Bloomington, IL M
Jeff Orford NH Orford, NH (Groton, NY) M
Jeff P Minneapolis, MN M
Jen Cleveland, OH F
Jim / Jim_X Edmonton, AB, Canada; Sherwood Park, Canadaenturbulate@hotmail.com M
Jim / Jim from Ct Stratford, CT redidbull@gmail.com M
Jim Batavia, IL; Bolingbrook, IL; United States M
Jim [allograft] Liburn, GA M
Jim Mastic, NY M
Jim Kendall Beaver Dam, WI M
Jim44 Boulder, CO M
Joe Levittown, NY M
Joe Harrisburg, PA M
Joe Zan Brentwood, CA M
John Ann Arbor, MI M
John Pleasanton, CA M
John Bowie MD Bowie, MD jgorman3003@comcast.net M
John Hugill Campobello, SC; Greer, SC jvhugill@bellsouth.net M
John J M
John SLC United States M
Johnny Love Exeter, NH M
Jon Lancashire, UK (Manchester, UK; Walden, UK) M
Josef Roesler Denham Springs, LA; Slaughter, LA madwand@madwand.org M
KCFD Fireman M
Ken Cheshire, CT M
Ken - Boston Wakefield, MA M
Kevin upstate NY (St. Louis, MO) M
Kevin Phoenix, AZ M
Kevin / kweidman Collegeville, PA; Wayne, PA; Conshohocken, PA; kevin23weidman@hotmail.com
Estell Manor, NJ M
Kevin B Benson Elkhart, IN M
Kevin NL Canada Clarkes Beach, NL, Canada M
King Garwood, NJ; East Brunswick, NJ
Kopio Surrey, BC, Canada
Kraig in Phoenix Phoenix, AZ M
kukhart
Lance Yorktown, VA M
Lance M
layco ireland Dublin, Ireland
Leningrad Cowboy Bozeman, MT M
Lonney Riyadh, Saudi Arabia M
Lynn Yuma, AZ M
Maddog / Attitude / 24 hours out of surgery Wallington, NJ M
Mark Los Angeles, CA M
Mark / Mike (appears to be same person) Germantown, MD M
Mark Jesup, GA; Crescent, GA M
Mark United States M
Mark A Oklahoma City, OK M
Mark Bailey M
Markjr1130 East Taunton, MA mblackwelljr@comcast.net M
Mateo (Matt Mercer) Las Vegas, NV viktelmd@gmail.com M
Matt Panama City Beach, FL cramer1106@comcast.net M
mattslagg M
Maverick Wichita, KS (Seattle, WA) af_maverick@hotmail.com M
mbb
mcjarv
Melody Long Beach, CA F
Miguel J United States M
Mike / Mike in Florida / Mike not in LA Hollywood, FL; Miami, FL; Chicago, IL kilpatrick61@yahoo.com M
Mike / Mike in NYC New York, NY M
Mike Mandeville, LA M
Mike Los Angeles, CA M
Mike Wappingers Falls, NY M
Mike Walled Lake, MI M
MikeD White Plains, NY M
MikeP Farmingdale, NJ; Hillside, NJ; Eatontown, NJ mpelesk@verizon.net M
Mike Green UK Leatherhead, UK M
Mike K M
Flemington, NJ (Sparta, NJ; Fairfield, CT; Dayton, NJ; Rye, NY; New York, NY; Yonkers, NY; Brooklyn, NY;
Mikrodots (Mike) Boston, MA (Manchaug, MA; Lake City, AR) md@mikrodots.com M
Mitchell Visalia, CA M
MJM Moraga, CA mjm1943@aol.com M
Neil [rupture at muscle-tendon junction] Farnborough, UK; Liverpool, UK; Aylesbury, UK neilprescott@hotmail.co.uk M
Nick - Australia Sydney, Australia M
ncr88 [rupture at muscle-tendon junction]
onehandclapping [re-rupture/re-repair] Victoria, BC, Canada; Burnaby, BC irishjig@shaw.ca M
Pat Dublin, Ireland M
Patrick Beaverton, OR M
Paul Boise, ID M
Pete Lancaster, CA M
Peter (Peter Sturges) Etna, CA; Fort Jones, CA otterbar@gmail.com M
Peter Gama Grand Rapids, MI M
Pinot in NYC New York, NY
Preparing for Lawsuit Albany, NY
Raeigh Newbury Park, CA
Ranman (Randy Ross) Victoria, BC, Canada M
Rod Sioux City, IA M
Rolf cedarcreeklex@embarqmail.com M
Lexington, OH; Findlay, OH; Mansfield, OH; Mount Gilead, OH; Centerburg, OH; Edison, OH
Rush 2112 Toronto, ON, Canada M
Russ T Asheville, NC M
Ryan Miller, NE M
RyanP Atlanta, GA M
Sam Dwiggins Cumming, GA M
Scott Needham, MA M
Sean Willimantic, CT mail@seanm.com M
Shaner Mecahnicsville, VA; United States mxtpower@gmail.com M
shawn Brockville, ON, Canada twobigflanders@xplornet.com M
shlevinemd
Six Miami, FL sixtoe@bellsouth.net M
Stacey Cape Coral, FL; Beeville, TX M
Staffan Göteborg, Sweden M
Steven in VA Richmond, VA M
Swernga Dallas, TX
Taylor Pompano Beach, FL M
tbird Sandwich, MA tjb714@adelphia.net
Tom Alexandria, LA M
Tom Redwood Estates, CA M
Tom F. / Tom from IL Bartlett, IL M
Tom in St Louis Fenton, MO M
tomw Santa Cruz, CA M
Tony UK M
TPD Marlborough, MA tcdipersio@comcast.net M
Usman Lahore, Pakistan; Rawalpindi, Pakistan M
Wade Lincoln, NE M
weskimo Dallas, NC wcteague@bellsouth.net M
Will F Springfield, VA M
Wilson11 Cary, IL M
wshort
Zipp Waltham, MA; Duxbury, MA
SUMMARY:
Current date 10/17/2008
Number of posters in the past 7 days 27
Number of posters in the past 30 days 39 Age (years) at tim
Number of posters in the past 60 days 59
Number of posters in the past 90 days 75 30
Number of posters in the past 180 days 114
Sex
number of males 177
number of females 4
number of undetermined 29 25
total people 210
% male 97.8
Age
age sample size 99
age (years) minimum 18 20
age (years) maximum 72
Number of people
distribution of ages (years) at injury:
<20 1
20-24 1
25-29 4 15
30-34 9
35-39 26
40-44 17
45-49 17
50-54 12
10
55-59 8
60-64 1
65-69 2
70-74 1
>74 0
age (years) median 42 5
age (years) mean 43.0
age (years) standard deviation 9.4
Dominant/non-dominant arm injured
dominant 32
non-dominant 29 0
both (not simultaneous) 7 <20 20-24 25-29 30-34
uncertain or unspecified 142
Procedure type
Number of incisions:
one 65
two 51 Number of ne
unspecified 94
Method of attachment: 25
endobutton 33
suture anchor 30
transosseous suture 21
other or difficult to determine 4
unspecified 122 20
Number of new posters by month
Dec-06 1
Number of new posters
Jan-07 1
Feb-07 0
Mar-07 3 15
Apr-07 5
May-07 4
Jun-07 16
Jul-07 9
Aug-07 5 10
Sep-07 11
Oct-07 10
Nov-07 1
Dec-07 9
Jan-08 9
5
Feb-08 9
Mar-08 12
Apr-08 13
May-08 21
Jun-08 5
Jul-08 22
0
Apr-07
Jan-07
Dec-06
Feb-07
Mar-07
May-07
Aug-08 19
Sep-08 18
Oct-08 7
Nov-08 0
Dec-08 0
time to full ROM started p. 31
Age at injury (first rupture)
Date of first post First post no. Date of last post Last post no. Days since last post (from current date entered below)
8/25/2008 2052 8/28/2008 2102 50 38
4/30/2007 28 4/30/2007 28 536
12/29/2007 433 6/4/2008 1174 135 56
5/6/2008 990 5/6/2008 990 164
4/5/2008 797 4/6/2008 810 194
6/13/2007 47 10/12/2007 318 371
9/30/2007 283 10/7/2007 310 376 45
12/25/2007 430 12/25/2007 430 297
3/21/2008 671 5/23/2008 1089 147 28
7/26/2007 115 8/1/2007 125 443
2/2/2008 496 6/26/2008 1349 113
8/18/2008 1937 9/28/2008 2378 19 38
9/20/2007 265 9/20/2007 265 393
5/16/2008 1031 6/24/2008 1310 115 39
5/23/2008 1094 7/8/2008 1443 101 38
4/2/2007 16 4/30/2007 29 536 31
6/1/2008 1150 6/1/2008 1150 138
8/2/2008 1707 10/12/2008 2431 5 47
2/20/2008 537 3/30/2008 745 201 42
5/4/2008 968 10/17/2008 2435 0 50
7/30/2008 1667 9/10/2008 2222 37 39
8/24/2008 2039 10/16/2008 2464 1 46
1/19/2008 463 1/19/2008 463 272
8/28/2008 2097 8/29/2008 2130 49 38
5/25/2008 1101 10/16/2008 2465 1 38
6/7/2007 41 8/14/2007 140 430
10/9/2008 10/12/2008 5 36
3/30/2008 744 3/30/2008 744 201
6/16/2007 51 7/5/2007 67 470 25
10/15/2008 10/15/2008 2 56
8/19/2007 146 8/20/2007 146 424
10/25/2007 338 11/18/2007 372 334 48
8/2/2008 1711 10/16/2008 2455 1 45
6/24/2008 1313 8/8/2008 1791 70 56
7/27/2008 1603 9/27/2008 2370 20
7/25/2008 1589 7/31/2008 1672 78 32
6/15/2008 1240 7/7/2008 1423 102 32
7/12/2008 1493 10/16/2008 2459 1 40
6/9/2007 76 7/20/2007 103 455 34
6/7/2007 39 6/7/2007 39 498
9/24/2007 277 9/24/2007 277 389
9/3/2007 209 10/15/2007 323 368
6/5/2007 38 6/11/2007 45 494
10/20/2007 328 10/20/2007 328 363
5/1/2008 940 9/15/2008 2245 32 56
7/17/2008 1520 7/17/2008 1520 92
3/2/2008 717 3/28/2008 733 203
12/3/2007 394 2/26/2008 582 234 48
7/31/2008 1675 8/18/2008 1939 60 24
3/10/2007 11 3/10/2007 11 587
5/13/2007 33 5/13/2007 33 523
9/22/2007 274 9/22/2007 274 391
5/22/2008 1086 7/28/2008 1620 81 63
7/2/2008 1380 7/2/2008 1380 107
8/20/2008 1981 8/20/2008 1982 58
6/26/2007 61 8/25/2007 165 419 41
7/14/2008 1508 7/30/2008 1645 79
7/19/2008 1552 8/23/2008 2033 55
4/12/2008 844 4/12/2008 844 188 72
4/9/2008 820 7/15/2008 1513 94 34
12/12/2007 415 5/16/2008 1028 154 47
8/13/2007 136 8/13/2007 136 431
9/5/2007 230 9/5/2007 231 408
10/11/2007 313 10/11/2007 313 372
10/3/2007 295 11/4/2007 362 348 33
3/13/2008 617 3/13/2008 617 218
6/5/2007 37 6/5/2007 37 500 47
9/2/2007 200 1/14/2008 450 277 45
8/5/2008 1733 8/5/2008 1736 73
4/12/2008 843 5/16/2008 1025 154 39
4/8/2008 816 4/8/2008 816 192
9/7/2008 2189 10/16/2008 2299 1 51
12/18/2007 418 12/18/2007 419 304
5/21/2007 34 6/27/2007 65 478
6/26/2007 58 8/14/2007 138 430
10/28/2007 346 11/6/2007 366 346
10/2/2007 292 10/2/2007 292 381
1/23/2008 475 1/23/2008 475 268
9/10/2008 2208 10/1/2008 2400 16
10/5/2007 307 10/6/2007 309 377
3/4/2007 5 3/4/2007 5 593
6/4/2007 36 6/4/2007 36 501
10/7/2008 10/12/2008 5 18
1/11/2008 442 2/5/2008 507 255
8/1/2008 1695 8/1/2008 1695 77
9/24/2008 10/1/2008 16 35
6/9/2007 43 6/9/2007 43 496
8/20/2008 1969 10/17/2008 2467 0 48
5/2/2008 957 5/13/2008 1016 157 53
9/10/2008 10/16/2008 1 50
1/5/2007 3 1/5/2007 3 651
4/18/2008 857 10/16/2008 2466 1 40
11/11/2007 368 11/11/2007 370 341
7/28/2008 1622 7/28/2008 1622 81
8/20/2008 1980 8/20/2008 1980 58
7/21/2008 1562 7/21/2008 1564 88
5/15/2008 1018 6/5/2008 1184 134 35
6/7/2007 40 10/30/2007 352 353
7/6/2007 68 6/27/2008 1353 112
3/18/2008 646 4/22/2008 883 178 49
3/25/2008 696 3/26/2008 703 205
5/18/2008 1041 5/18/2008 1041 152 51
5/3/2008 961 8/18/2008 1929 60 50
7/3/2008 1392 7/3/2008 1392 106
2/8/2008 518 4/2/2008 781 198
3/25/2008 689 3/25/2008 691 206
2/9/2008 521 2/11/2008 532 249 45
7/23/2007 108 7/23/2007 108 452
7/24/2007 111 7/24/2007 111 451
2/23/2008 550 3/31/2008 757 200 46
7/9/2008 1446 7/9/2008 1462 100 67
5/7/2007 31 5/7/2007 31 529
9/10/2008 2207 9/10/2008 2207 37
7/23/2007 107 7/23/2007 107 452
9/23/2007 275 12/28/2007 432 294 53
7/5/2008 1402 7/27/2008 1600 82 43
1/31/2008 490 4/20/2008 869 180
7/7/2008 1433 7/7/2008 1433 102
12/19/2007 422 12/19/2007 422 303
6/15/2007 50 3/17/2008 632 214 46
12/24/2007 429 12/24/2007 429 298
1/19/2008 464 10/11/2008 2432 6
5/1/2008 946 5/5/2008 984 165
2/22/2008 546 2/23/2008 548 237 39
9/10/2008 2213 9/25/2008 2339 22
6/24/2007 54 6/24/2007 55 481 50
5/6/2007 30 5/27/2007 35 509
9/20/2008 9/20/2008 27
5/29/2008 1124 6/7/2008 1195 132 38
8/1/2008 1698 8/1/2008 1698 77 37
8/17/2008 1919 8/17/2008 1919 61
3/23/2007 14 8/20/2007 148 424 31
5/8/2008 1005 5/8/2008 1005 162
7/10/2008 1474 8/29/2008 2131 49 43
3/24/2008 680 5/2/2008 959 168 42
8/15/2007 141 5/28/2008 1100 142
10/12/2007 316 1/11/2008 444 280 58
4/4/2008 787 4/5/2008 800 195
4/5/2008 793 4/5/2008 793 195
3/16/2008 626 8/28/2008 2120 50 44
10/8/2008 10/8/2008 9 51
9/10/2008 10/17/2008 0 37
9/25/2008 9/25/2008 22 39
4/16/2007 24 4/24/2007 27 542
9/15/2008 9/15/2008 32
9/22/2008 2320 9/24/2008 2320 23 44
9/17/2008 10/17/2008 0 41
10/15/2008 10/15/2008 2
5/29/2008 1131 5/29/2008 1131 141
7/28/2008 1632 7/28/2008 1632 81 36
12/21/2006 2 11/21/2007 380 331
10/27/2007 342 7/1/2008 1372 108 46
5/24/2008 1095 5/24/2008 1095 146
1/11/2008 443 1/11/2008 443 280
8/15/2008 1851 8/16/2008 1912 62 39
8/26/2008 2069 8/26/2008 2070 52
2/1/2008 494 2/1/2008 494 259 45
7/30/2007 119 5/15/2008 1022 155 36
1/31/2008 487 1/31/2008 487 260
5/30/2008 1139 9/27/2008 2368 20 39
7/30/2008 1651 10/17/2008 2200 0 41
4/20/2008 867 4/20/2008 867 180
9/16/2008 9/16/2008 31 65
8/4/2008 1728 10/12/2008 2420 5 35
1/14/2008 448 1/14/2008 448 277
9/19/2008 2283 10/15/2008 2456 2 53
8/19/2008 1949 10/14/2008 2444 3 56
9/29/2007 282 11/2/2007 357 350
7/25/2007 113 7/25/2007 114 450 38
7/10/2008 1475 7/10/2008 1475 99
4/5/2008 798 4/5/2008 798 195
3/16/2008 627 6/17/2008 1262 122 58
6/4/2008 1171 6/21/2008 1285 118 42
7/20/2007 104 7/20/2007 104 455
2/24/2008 552 2/24/2008 552 236
5/26/2008 1110 5/26/2008 1110 144
7/13/2008 1496 7/24/2008 1577 85 40
4/11/2007 22 4/11/2007 22 555
7/13/2007 93 10/12/2008 2165 5 49
5/29/2008 1127 10/10/2008 2315 7 29
4/30/2008 936 4/30/2008 936 170
9/6/2007 234 9/18/2007 254 395
6/22/2008 1287 9/3/2008 1926 44 28
4/9/2008 827 4/9/2008 827 191
8/17/2007 145 8/17/2007 145 427
4/1/2008 760 4/13/2008 846 187
7/17/2008 1525 7/18/2008 1538 91 39
10/3/2008 10/15/2008 2 37
9/25/2008 10/7/2008 10 57
3/14/2008 620 10/16/2008 2463 1 44
1/27/2008 479 2/27/2008 591 233 39
12/31/2007 435 7/19/2008 1553 90
12/20/2007 423 12/20/2007 423 302
9/24/2007 276 11/1/2007 354 351
4/7/2007 18 4/21/2007 25 545 41
8/13/2008 1838 8/13/2008 1838 65
6/11/2007 46 6/11/2007 46 494 50
2/5/2008 510 2/5/2008 510 255
9/2/2008 2173 9/11/2008 2217 36
10/5/2007 305 10/5/2007 305 378
9/4/2008 2197 10/17/2008 2437 0 53
6/27/2007 63 7/11/2007 87 464
10/10/2008 2424 10/10/2008 2424 7 40
8/21/2007 149 12/4/2007 400 318 33
5/19/2008 1050 5/19/2008 1055 151
8/11/2008 1819 9/22/2008 2142 25 37
7/16/2008 1517 9/10/2008 2218 37 32
5/1/2008 941 8/20/2008 1966 58 43
9/16/2008 9/16/2008 31
3/28/2008 718 4/11/2008 836 189
10/17/2008 2467 last post checked
new site: 10/17/2008 12:02
Age (years) at time of injury (first rupture)
-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 >74
Age (years)
Number of new posters by month
May-07
Jun-07
Jul-07
Aug-07
Sep-07
Oct-07
Month Nov-07
Dec-07
Jan-08
Feb-08
Mar-08
Apr-08
May-08
Jun-08
Jul-08
Aug-08
Sep-08
Oct-08
Date of injury Injury cause Suspected pre-rupture symptoms Dominant arm
moving a couch -- held on while person at other end let go
12/7/2007 tackled a pit bull with arm extended
6/4/2007 or 6/6/2007weightlifting (biceps curls)
July, 2007
March, 2007 baseball -- diving for ball
fell into the bed of a truck
5/6/2007
weightlifting (dumbbell arm late 12/2007
partial 10/2006, then partial again in same curls), then shoveling snow
8/9/2008 sliding down pole at work (firefighter) none right
weightlifting: barbell
4/25/05 (age 39) and 4/29/08 (age 42) preacher curls (right arm, age 39; post #1040), sparring (left arm, age 42)
4/26/2008 flipping a 700-lb tire (not a typo!) sore elbow
March, 2007
2002 weightlifting (preacher curls)
6/10/2008 none
moving 30 lb item with arm fully extended to front, away from torso right
4/28/2008 lifting sofa bed right
some pain in dominant upper right forearm (post #1218)
January, 2008 tried to catch falling stack of chairs none right
8/10/2008 slipped while descending a ladder and hyper-extended arm in an awkward position right
8/23/2008 hit a volleyball over a net
bicycle wreck(?) early 5/08, weightlifting intense pain preacher curls [partial, 5/16/08] and then 45-lb preacher curls [total, 5/21/08], curl
right
5/16/2008 (partial), 5/21/2008 (total, same arm as partial) (50-lb dumbbellin crease on inside of elbow for ~1 year
5/11/2007
10/2/2008 softball: ball hit glove with arm flexed (new site #532)
6/13/2007 unexpected load on arm
11/28/2007 fell off a roof and grabbed an eave on the way down right
9/23/2007
6/11/2008 n
open-hand pull-up in tiki hut, left arm slipped one right
5/13/2008 wrestling with a 1200-lb crane support right
early 6/2008 fall
7/20/2008 pushing against someone else's hand right
4/29/2008 fell into utilities service pit
5/28/2008 pain in biceps that also ran along weight = doing inclined bench press and wide-grip barbell curls
right
weightlifting: 30-lb warmup dumbbell preacher curls (normal dumbbell curlingarm while 75 lbs)
4/17/2007
8/19/2007
3/1/2007
4/13/2008 lifting a couch
11/24/2007 lifting sheetrock
7/5/2008 none, but has thin tendon left
victim of mugging by 3 men, one of whom grabbed the arm and forced the forearm downward
rodeo riding
4/15/2008 bicycle crash arm pain going over bumps in road on bicycle as well as pain while doing preacher curls
April, 2007 lifting a 110-lb saw
lifting a John Deere lawn tractor with an underhand grip
tennis: returning ball with arm outstretched
3/31/2008 lifting a box out of a van, arm fully extendedpossibly torn partially while doing dead lifts; pain in forearms and elbows while doing curls and sh
10/10/2007 carrying two sheets plywood
8/1/2007
8/25/2007
5/31/2007 touch football
8/11/2007 softball -- reaching out to catch ball
8/30/2008 reached and pulled a falling stack of tires toward self right
11/27/2007
4/18/2007
8/5/2008 weightlifting: preacher curls
March, 2007
1/23/2007 weightlifting: 135-lb barbell preacher curls left
6/27/2008
9/18/2008 attempting to lift a waterlogged leather recliner overhead
late 3/2007
reaching into a small access weeks boat left
early 7/2008 (partial) and late 7/2008 (total 3-4hole on later)with arm extended, trying to loosen a water separator (partial rupture), then total rupture 3-4 weeks
9/7/2008 over
trying to catch a motorcycle that was tippingnone -- lunged and grabbed rear fenderright
4/4/2008 sore, strained elbow joint
tried to catch several hundred pounds of falling lumber
6/14/2008
late 7/2008
5/12/2008
5/28/2007
moving firewood
"straining on a lift in an awkward position"
October, 2007
11/17/2007 on boat, holding a rail, knocked off a step by a wave
1/1/2008
2/17/2008 bowling
6/12/2008 tripped on a board while fixing a fence right
7/21/2007
9/10/2006
5/8/2008 sharp pains right
lifting furniture while arm hyperextended (post #1407) deep in elbows (post #1407)
fell on ice
2002 and mid 6/2008
5/2/2007
hit in crook of arm by a collapsing table
9/7/2007 weightlifting (barbell shrugs with palm facing out -- post #662)
late 4/2008
1/1/2008
9/1/2008
6/6/2007
moving furniture
8/23/2008
2001 (right, dominant arm), 2008 (left arm) right
October, 2005 doctor visit (no joke), arm being rotated in order to assess a shoulder injury
5/4/2008 softball
6/22/2008 pushing a boat none right
2006 (right arm), ~March, 2007 (left arm)
softball (swinging bat)
9/22/2007 construction work
3/13/2008 weightlifting (40-lb dumbbell preacher curls)
weightlifting: negative dumbbell preacher curls
8/14/2008 none arts)
kicked in left arm while it was extended throwing a punch while MMA (mixed martial right sparring
9/14/2008 adjusting forks on a forklift none right
November, 2006 moving furniture
3/1/2008 left
9/4/2008
9/2/2008 trying to lift/pull a wedged-in fallen fence section after hurricane Gustav
10/14/2008
July, 2008 (right arm); October, 2007 (left arm)
10/21/2007 weight
weightlifting (E-Z bar preacher curls, curling none toward self following nearly full extension)
late 7/2007
7/14/2008 lifting a reel onto a flatbed (post #1852)
first rupture right arm, second rupture left arm right
7/26/2007
5/4/2008 playing football: hit at the elbow joint while arm fully extended during a tackle (post #1448)
6/19/2008 none
tried to lift a 150-lb box containing a cast iron table right
7/24/2008 swing from rope over river none right
7/4/2008 weightlifting: 22 kg dumbbell preacher curl suspected weakened tendon right
6/18/2008 throwing a chain over a flatbed trailer
7/7/2008 none left
first rupture: practicing some aerial dance moves, lady gave all her weight without warning; re-rupture: fell into a river (post #2444)
6/17/2007 loading an item at work
2/23/2008 skiing: awkward pole plant in deep powder
3/18/2008 lifting a bus tire
caught a box that slipped downward out of hands
7/8/2008 grabbed a tree after being thrown over handlebars of mountain bike right
weightlifting (biceps curls)
4/14/2007 moving 600-750 lb rock (getting larger over time)
4/26/2008 tackle during rugby game none right
6/20/2008 weightlifting (pullups) pain in arm near location of tendon due to heavy dumbbell curls and lateral raises (posts #1548 a
2000
6/26/2008 shoulder had been hurting for hands right
reaching over a radiator of a vehicle and wiggling an engine part with both four months from lifting something at work
9/15/2008 holding hoof of horse while it kicked none right
8/20/2008 weightlifting: preacher curls none
12/29/2007 carrying a love seat -- tried to catch it when it shifted (post #1821)
1/5/2008 loading gun safe in truck
July, 2007 whitewater canoeing
mid 11/2007
9/10/2007
2006 (right), 4/6/2007 (left)
7/7/2007
5/31/2007
early 12/2007 flying trapeze
July, 2007
9/2/2008 lifting sheets of 4'x8' plywood right
10/4/2008 lifting countertop none right
6/26/2008 left arm still bound
pulling a small boat with rope wrapped around wrists and then falling on trailer with right
6/29/2008 baseball: catching a fly ball slight soreness in arm for about a month
9/13/2008
Dominant/non-dominant arm injured Partial/total rupture Date of surgery Time from injury to surgery
right arm injured total 8/21/2008
10 days
dominant total 12/13/2007 6 days
partial (high %) 5/20/2008
1/24/2008
total 6/6/2007 2 days
total September, 2007 >5 weeks
no surgery as of last post (12/25/07)
early 2/2008
5/30/2007 24 days
partial (right), also left? (posts #976, 982) no surgery as of 5/5/08 or as of 6/26/08? (post #1349)
non-dominant total 8/19/2008 10 days
9/15/2007 <10 days
both total in each case 5/8/2008 9 days
non-dominant 5/5/2008 9 days
total 4/10/2007
total sometime in 2002
non-dominant total 8/21/2008 72 days
total w/ bone fragment 1/28/2008
dominant total 5/2/2008 3.5 days
non-dominant total 6/1/2008 ~5 months
dominant 8/22/2008 12 days
12/28/2007
8/28/2008
dominant partial then total 5/28/2008 7 days from total rupture
total 5/18/2007 7 days
left arm injured 10/7/2008 5 days
4/1/2008
total 6/19/2007 6 days
right arm injured 12/1/2007 3 days
dominant total 10/4/2007 11 days
dominant total 7/15/2008 34 days
dominant total 5/20/2008 7 days
total 6/30/2008 4 weeks (post #1846)
dominant total
non-dominant total 6/13/2008 45 days
non-dominant total 7/23/2008 8 weeks
total 7/6/2007
total 4/26/2007
9/20/2007 5 months
total 8/23/2007 4 days
dominant 10 days
10/19/2007
4/18/2008 5 days
6/26/2008 4 weeks
total August, 2007 3 days
dominant total 11/30/2007 6 days
non-dominant total 7/10/2008 5 days
partial (60%)
9/20/2007
non-dominant total 5/20/2008 35 days
5/7/2008
total? 6/21/2007 2 months
dominant 6/25/2008 ~1 week
partial 7/17/2008 <2 weeks
November, 2007
dominant total 4/8/2008 8 days
dominant total? 11/2/2007 23 days
8/17/2007
February, 2007
partial September, 2007
partial (50% or less) September, 2007 <3 weeks
total ~2/6/08
total?
total 8/27/2007
early 2/2008
early 12/2007
dominant total 9/8/2008 9 days
12/11/2007 2 weeks
total? 5/22/2007 34 days
total 10/15/2007 >2 weeks
9/25/2007
total? 8/11/2008 6 days
May, 2007
3/3/2007
total? no surgery @ 4 weeks
dominant total 5/31/2007
dominant 11/6/2007
7/9/2008 12 days
left arm injured total 9/30/2008 12 days
5/29/2007
dominant partial then total 7/25/2008 ~1 week after full rupture, 4-5 weeks after initial injury
total early 1/2008
dominant total 9/19/2008 12 days
total December, 2006
dominant total 4/24/2008 20 days
non-dominant 10/31/2007
7/3/2008 19 days
early 8/2008 2 weeks
right arm injured 5/21/2008 9 days
late 4/2008
partial (80%?) 9/5/2007 100 days
non-dominant total 6/26/2007 <1 week
non-dominant total 2/15/2008
4/12/2007
4/18/2008
3/18/2008 ~4 months
3/5/2008
total 12/15/2007 29 days
1/23/2008 22 days
dominant partial (% difficult to assess from MRI)
non-dominant total 6/16/2008 4 days
12/20/2006
total?
dominant? total? 10/14/2006 34 days
dominant total 5/14/2008 6 days
total
both
12/26/2007
total 5/14/2007 12 days
partial (75%) 10/31/2007
partial (80%) 12/20/2007 104 days
5/2/2008
1/10/2008 9 days
total? 9/18/2008 17 days
6/15/2007 9 days
2 weeks
9/3/2008 11 days
5/28/2008
both 7/22/2008
right arm injured late 7/2008
total?
dominant total 7/3/2008 11 days
both 4/28/2008
total (right arm), partial (60%, left arm) ~13 months (left arm)
non-dominant total 8/13/2007
10/2/2007 10 days
dominant total 4 weeks
early 2/2008
total 3/26/2008 13 days
total? (new site #447) 10/1/2008
non-dominant partial (~50%, "mid-grade") 10/17/2008 64 days
non-dominant total 9/24/2008 10 days
November, 2006
dominant 5/7/2008 68 days
right arm injured total 9/9/2008 5 days
total 9/15/2008 13 days
January, 2007 2 months
both 7/30/2008
11/30/2006
partial (longitudinal ~20%) no surgery
late 4/2008
mid 8/2007 2 weeks
partial? no surgery
both 8/27/2008
total early 11/2007
8/9/2007 14 days
1/28/2008
non-dominant total 5/9/2008 4 days
dominant total 7/10/2008 21 days
non-dominant total 8/12/2008 19 days
non-dominant 7/11/2008
total (rupture at muscle-tendon junction) 7 days
7/1/2008
total (rupture at muscle-tendon junction) 13 days
non-dominant total 9/23/2008 first surgery on 7/9/08, 2 days after initial rupture; second surgery on ~
7/16/2007
total 7/21/2007 4 days
early 6/2008 ~3 weeks
dominant total 3/6/2008 11 days
dominant partial no surgery yet
total May, 2007
February, 2008 5 years(!)
~2 weeks
non-dominant total 7/10/2008 <2 days
3/21/2007
non-dominant total 5/17/2007 33 days
non-dominant total 4/27/2008 <1 day
mid 2/2008
dominant 7/26/2007
non-dominant 7/8/2008 18 days
early 1/2008
3/27/2008
non-dominant partial (80%) 7/17/2008 21 days
non-dominant total 9/22/2008 7 days
non-dominant total 8/29/2008 9 days
dominant total 1/14/2008 17 days
dominant total 1/17/2008 12 days
total 12/17/2007 ~5 months!
partial no surgery?
dominant 9/17/2007 7 days
both total (left) 4/10/2007 4 days
left arm injured total 1/14/2008 191 days
total 12/14/2007 1-2 weeks
8/6/2008
partial
dominant total? 9/10/2008 8 days
6/13/2007
non-dominant total 10/8/2008 4 days
dominant? 8/9/2007 4 days
5/20/2008
non-dominant total 8/14/2008 19 days
non-dominant total? 7/2/2008 3 days
5/5/2008
9/19/2008 6 days
mid 12/2007
Time (weeks) since surgery Extent of tendon retraction Surgeon Number of incisions
8.1
44.1 one
21.4
38.1 two
71.3 two
two
72.3 one
8.4 3-4 cm one
Dr. Kraig Burgess, Sun Valley Hand Surgery, Phoenix, AZ
56.9
23.1 two
23.6
79.4
two
Dr. David Amory, Scripps Hospital, Oceanside, CA
8.1 7 cm on 6/27/08 (17 days after injury) one
37.6 one
Dr. Answorth Allen, Hosptial for Special Surgery, New York, NY
24.0 Richard Peloquin (assisting), University Orthopedics, Provid
Dr. Robert Shalvoy (main) and Dr.one
19.7 one
Dr. Mark Albritton, Resurgens Orthopaedics, Atlanta, GA
8.0 two
42.0
7.1 one
20.3 3 cm two
Dr. Jeffry (no typo) Metheny and Dr. Elise Smith-Hoefer (assisting), Specialized Orthopedic Su
74.0 one
Dr. Paul Jacobson, Hand Surgery of Northern Michigan, Traverse City, MI
1.4 Dr. Adam Smith two
28.4
69.4
45.9 one
54.1 two
13.4 end of tendon ~1" above elbow crease two
crease two
21.4 end of tendon ~1.5" above elbow Dr. William Gray, Advanced Orthopedics, Reno, NV
15.6 one
tendon just a few inches below shoulder after only 10 days
18.0 one
Dr. Steven J. #1705, 1744) two
12.3 10 cm retraction 6 days after re-rupture (posts Porter, Sports Medicine/Arthroscopic Surgery, Sierra View District Hospital, Porte
67.0
77.1
56.1
60.1 one
Dr. George Paletta, The Orthopedic Center of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
two
52.0 one
26.0 one
16.1
46.0 two
crease two
14.1 end of tendon ~0.5" above elbow Dr. Bryan Waxman, Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Bannockburn, IL
two
56.1
21.4 two
Dr. Eric Janssen, SportsMED Orthopaedic Surgery and Spine Center, Huntsville, AL
23.3
69.1 one
16.3 Dr. Jon Hyman, Atlanta, GA one
13.1 one
27.4 Dr. Tim Kremechek two
50.0
61.0
59.6 one
one
one
5.6 two
44.4 one
73.4
Dr. Paul Jacobson, Traverse City, MI
52.6 one
55.4
9.6 one
84.9
72.1 one
The Center for Sports Medicine and Othopedics, Chattanooga, TN
49.4
14.3 one
2.4 two
72.4 two
12.0 2 cm on 7/15/08 one
Dr. Kimball, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA
one
4.0 Dr. Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, Mayotwo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Ortho Neuro, Columbus, OH two
25.1 two
Dr. Ronald Gowey, Santa Monica Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group, 2020 Santa Monica B
50.3
15.1
Dartmouth
21.3
58.3
68.4 one
35.0 two
79.1
26.0 one
30.4 one
32.3 one
43.9 two
38.3 two
17.6 significant, but no graft required Dr. Ed Gomez, Ft. Myers, FL two
95.3
104.9
22.3 one
Dr. Brian Kozar, Zachary Orthopedic Care Center, Zachary, LA
two
42.3 one
74.6 two
50.3 two
43.1 one
Dr. Leonid Katolik, Philadelphia Hand Center
24.0
40.1
4.1 one
70.0 one
two
6.3
20.3 Orthopaedic Ltd., Newport News, VA
Dr. John Aldridge, Hampton Roadsone
12.4
one
one
15.1 Dr. Schultz one
24.6 one
61.6 one
54.4 one
29.3 Dr. David J. Flescher one
2.3
0.0 two
Dr. Bruce Leslie, Newton Wellesley Orthopedic Assoc., Newton, MA
3.3 one
Dr. Michael Lee, Desert Orthopedic Center
23.3
5.4
4.6 6 cm one
two
11.3
98.1 one
Dr. Barry Shapiro, Total Orthopaedic Care, Broward Co., FL
1 cm @ 1 month after injury (post #1857)
7.3
two
62.1 one
37.6 two
23.0 near zero (post #1640) one
Dr. Michael Pollack, Hunterdon Orthopedics, Flemington, NJ
crease two
14.1 end of tendon ~1.5" above elbow Dr. Paul Smiley, Lahey Clinic Medical Center North Shore, Peabody, MA
9.4 ~1 inch one
Dr. Toma, Muir Orth., Walnut Creek, CA
14.0 two
Colonel Rasall, Frimley Park Hospital, England (NHS)
15.4 Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
OrthoCarolina, surgery at Carolinatwo
3.4 roughly 1 inch Dr. Moola, New Westminster, BC two
65.6
64.9 one
one
two
32.1 Dr. Michael Sailer, Seattle, WA one
two
14.1 Dr. Zarzour one
82.3
74.1 Dr. Brad Youse, Shelby, OH two
24.7 Dr. Ginty two
64.1
14.4 one
Dr. Spero Karas, Emory U.
29.1 one
13.1 Dr. Weiss, West End Orthopedics, Richmond, VA
3.6 minimal Dr. Shim one
7.0 4 cm Dr. Mark Frankle, Tampa, FL one
39.6 Dr. one
Jonathan Hersh, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
39.1 two
43.6 two
56.6 one
79.4
39.6
44.0 one
10.3
5.3 two
70.3 one
1.3 ~1 inch Dr. Hangen, Marlborough, MA two
62.1 two
21.4
9.1 two
Dr. Ranjan Maitra, Orthocarolina, Gastonia, NC
15.3 one
23.6 two
4.0
one
Attachment type Graft required? Procedure type and additional notes Nerve block?
suture anchor one incision suture anchor
suture anchor two incision suture anchor
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture
unusual: tendon attached to brachialis due to retractionunusual: tendon attached to brachialis due to retraction
suture anchor two incision suture anchor
endobutton one incision endobutton
suture anchor one incision suture anchor (post #2141) yes
two incision in each case no (first rupture), yes (second rupture)
unusual: "16 little pins" due to tendon damage no
unusual: two incision, "16 little pins" due to tendon damage
endobutton and screw for allograft
allograft allograft required (post #2012) no
suture anchor one incision suture anchor
endobutton one incision endobutton no
endobutton one incision endobutton yes
suture anchor two incision suture anchor no
one incision no
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture no
endobutton one incision endobutton
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture
one incision
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture no
suture anchor two incision suture anchor no
one incision yes
endobutton one (two?) incsion endobutton
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture (post #1584) no
endobutton one incision endobutton
two incision
one incision yes?
endobutton one incision endobutton yes
two incision no
suture anchor two incision suture anchor no
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture yes
suture anchor one incision suture anchor yes
endobutton one incision endobutton
endobutton one incision endobutton
two incision
endobutton one incision endobutton
endobutton one incision endobutton
endobutton one incision endobutton
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture
endobutton one incision endobutton
endobutton one incision endobutton (see complications)
suture anchor one incision suture anchor
suture anchor suture anchor
allograft allograft required
suture anchor suture anchor
suture anchor one incision suture anchor
two incision
two incision
endobutton one incision endobutton yes
suture anchor one incision suture anchor
suture anchor two incision suture anchor no
suture anchor two incision suture anchor yes
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture no
yes
endobutton one incision endobutton
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture
suture anchor allograft suture anchor ("two screws"); second surgery: allograft required
endobutton one incision endobutton
one incision
one incision
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture
two incision
yes
yes
suture anchor one incision suture anchor no
two incision
endobutton one incision endobutton
suture anchor two incision suture anchor
two incision
endobutton one incision endobutton
suture anchor "two screws" (suture anchors)
endobutton one incision endobutton
one incision
two incision
one incision yes
endobutton one incision endobutton
endobutton one incision endobutton no
one incision
endobutton one incision endobutton
endobutton one incision endobutton yes
one incision yes
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture yes
one incision no
endobutton yes
suture anchor one incision suture anchor
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture
suture anchor one incision suture anchor
two incision
suture anchor one incision suture anchor
two incision
endobutton one incision endobutton (post #1414)
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture no
suture anchor yes
one incision bioabsorbable interference screw (Arthrex)
rupture at muscle-tendon junction
transosseous suture rupture at muscle-tendon junction
endobutton first surgery: one incision suture anchor; second surgery: two incision endobutton (posts #2438, 2442)
suture anchor one incision suture anchor
endobutton one incision endobutton
suture anchor two incision suture anchor
endobutton one incision modified endobutton (with sutures) yes
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture
suture anchor one incision suture anchor no
two incision no
two incision no
endobutton one incision endobutton
one incision
yes
suture anchor one incision suture anchor, #2 fiberwire? no
suture anchor one incision suture anchor yes
endobutton one incision endobutton no
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture
two incision
endobutton one incision endobutton
suture anchor? one incision suture anchor?
one incision
two incision no
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture (post #2140) no
suture anchor one incision suture anchor
transosseous suture two incision transosseous suture (post #1067)
endobutton one incision endobutton (post #769)
Post-op treatment
splint 12 days, then sling only
splint/ace bandage 1 week, then full cast 2 weeks, then ROM brace 7.5 weeks
cast from day 20 to day 34 p/o
ROM brace removed @ 8 weeks p/o (post #838)
soft cast 3 days, ROM brace 6 weeks
half cast and sling for 3 days, then ROM brace
splint/cast est. 4-6 weeks
first rupture: cast 2 weeks, ROM brace 6 weeks; second rupture: cast 1 day, ROM brace 3 weeks
splint 1 week, then ROM brace 7 weeks
cast
full splint with ace bandage for two weeks
cast 2 weeks, then Bledsoe brace still present @ 23 days p/o
splint/ace bandage 11 days, then only sling for 2 weeks
splint 1 week, then ROM brace 7 weeks
half splint for 2 weeks, then another removable splint for 4 weeks, removed for good by 19 days p/o and replaced with ace bandage only?
soft cast still on @ 3 weeks p/o
plaster splint 8 days, fiberglass cast 26 days, removable half-cast 20 days
removable cast, then splint until 6 weeks p/o
full-arm splint for 2 weeks, then ROM brace
half cast 2 weeks, another half cast 4 weeks?
cast 2 weeks, then "total immobilization for 6 weeks" (new site #593)
splint 2 weeks
splint 2 weeks, then Ossur ROM brace until a few days after 7 weeks p/o
hard cast 1.5 weeks, then ROM brace 4 weeks
splint w/ ace bandage for 1 week, then allowed to remove splint and reapply as necessary (with pain as guide), splint off for good @ 4 weeks p/o (post #1780)
sling only (wraps around shoulder and waist); @ 3.5 weeks, sling used only when out and about (post #1423)
cast 6 days, then arm wrapped and in sling for 1 day, then ROM brace on @ 7 days p/o
ROM brace installed @ 13 days
soft cast 15 days, ROM brace 4 weeks
soft cast 10 days, then ROM brace "off and on" 4 weeks
in brace @ 4 weeks p/o
sling 4 days, then ROM (Bledsoe) brace
hard cast 4 weeks and 6 days (post #1840), then ROM brace est. 4 weeks
splint 2 weeks, cast 2 weeks, splint 1 week
splint 9 days, ROM brace 22 days, removable splint 2 weeks
partial plaster cast 10 days, Bledsoe brace present @ 2.5 weeks (1st surgery)
hard cast 8 days, then nothing (but was supposed to wear ROM brace)
in splint @ 1 week p/o, ROM brace until 6 weeks p/o
ROM brace 6 weeks
brace 10 days, then only sling
cast 4 weeks, then ROM brace
splint 9 days, then only sling for 2 weeks
cast 1 week, then ROM brace 4 weeks
plaster cast 6 weeks, then Bledsoe brace 2 weeks
soft cast 2 weeks, then ROM brace
sling only
brace off @ 5 weeks
splint >7 days
soft cast and sling for 3 weeks, then full-arm hard cast for a month and a week, then sling only
half cast est. 1 month, then ROM brace
removable cast @ 1 week
sling 1 week, then nothing
no cast, just bandage and sling for est. 2-3 weeks
"post-op" brace 2 weeks, then molded brace 2 weeks
cast 1 week, then ROM brace 8 weeks (post #1795)
cast 2 weeks, then ROM brace
cast one month
cast 1 week, ROM brace 1 week
plaster splint (half-cast) 6 days
cast 3 days, ROM brace 3 weeks
half cast/ace bandage for 3 weeks, then ROM brace for 6 weeks
sling 10 days
splint/ace bandage 4 weeks, then ROM brace 4 weeks
in half-cast @ 17 days p/o
10 days in half-cast, then nothing
half-cast 2 weeks, then ace-bandaged splint 4 weeks
2nd rupture: 5 weeks in ROM brace, nothing else
ROM brace removed @ 8 weeks
soft cast 1 week, then hard plastic "shell" 8 weeks (see posts 761, 777)
cast est. 4-6 weeks
splint 6 days, then sling only (posts #2330, 2339)
cast, then brace starting at 3 weeks
soft cast 6 days, then ROM brace
plaster cast, first at 90 deg, then at 130 deg for 3.5 weeks total, then splint (post #1919)
sling 1 month
arm immobilized for 6 days p/o, then sling only for 3 weeks
soft cast 2 weeks (left arm)
half cast 6 weeks
splint/cast 10-14 days, then only sling
full splint @ 90 degrees with ace bandage for 2 weeks
cast for ten days, then nothing
cast for 1 week, then "lightweight" splint for est. five weeks, decreasing use of splint at home and begin using sling only @ 3 weeks p/o
brace removed @ 6 weeks
cast six weeks
first rupture: soft cast 7 days, then ROM (Bledsoe) brace @ 90 deg for 4 weeks and then at gradually increasing extension for 3 more weeks
plaster splint or half-cast 2 weeks, ROM brace 6 weeks
cast 3 weeks
splint 1 week, then Mayo brace 2 weeks, then just wrapped arm with ace bandage during physical activity until 6 weeks p/o (posts #1414, 1639)
full splint 5 days, then full cast 23 days, then sling only for 1 week
cast 1 week, then Bledsoe brace 4 weeks
cast 3 weeks, then ROM brace 4 weeks (post #2125)
splint 1 week, then full arm cast 4 weeks, then removeable splint 30 days
after first surgery: splint 2 weeks, then Bledsoe brace 4 weeks (post #2111); after second surgery: cast 1 week, then ROM brace (post #2442)
cast 6 weeks
splint 1 week, then only sling for 2 weeks
7 weeks "hard splint"
hard cast 4 days, then removable cast and sling 6 weeks
cast 4 weeks, then ROM brace
sling only for 1 week
sling less than 3 weeks
soft half-cast 2 weeks, then only sling 5-6 weeks
1 week in cast, 2 weeks in ROM brace @ 90 deg, 6 weeks in ROM brace at other angles (post #1484)
plaster cast 1 week, then another cast 4 weeks, ROM brace 4 weeks
splint 10 days, then cast 2 weeks, then half-cast
soft cast 8 days, then sling (actually ROM brace? -- see post #811) for 3 weeks (post #789)
cast for 17 days, then ROM brace
sling only for ~2 weeks
splint/ace bandage 9 days, then ROM brace until 6 weeks p/o
splint/ace bandage 13 days, then hard cast for 2 weeks, then Bledsoe brace for two weeks
no sling or anything?
splint 2 days, then only sling
cast 13 days, then Bledsoe ROM brace; brace only used for sleeping and "protection" @ 4 weeks p/o (post #2423); brace to be removed for good @ est. 6 weeks
plaster cast 2 weeks, then only sling through at least 4 weeks
cast 2 weeks, brace 3 weeks
half-cast est. 2 weeks
elbow at 90 deg in splint w/Ace bandages 12 days, then splint at 60 degress for est. 2 weeks, then splint at 30 deg for est. 2 weeks
splint/cast 8 days (post #1023), then ROM brace most of time for 2 weeks, then ROM brace only outside of home after this
only a sling for a couple days (post #774) -- told to start moving arm as soon as possible
Complications
pain in shoulder of injured arm
numbness in fingers in morning @ 3.5 months p/o
no finger extension or wrist movement @ 10 weeks p/o; swelling in forearm just below crease in elbow; MRI @ 6 weeks p/o revealed "slight to moderate ossificat
pain in wrist; @ 5 weeks pain in elow and no supination possible
waited too long -- tendon could not be stretched to radial tuberosity
posterior interosseous nerve palsy (neuropraxia) present @ 6 weeks p/o: cannot extend fingers; improving @ 6.5 weeks p/o (post #737) but still present @ 8 we
numbness from incision to base of thumb in a strip 3 inches wide, persisting @ 5.5 weeks p/o (post #2372)
day, ROM brace 3 weeks
none
some numbness in thumb persists
allograft required; large hematoma formed due to difficulty in freeing biceps
no nerve damage
radial nerve damage, nearly gone @ 6 weeks p/o (post #1244), but still present @ 8 weeks (post #1354), but soon gone (post #1563)
severe wrist and hand pain persisting @ 9.5 weeks p/o (post #1773), improving @ 10.5 weeks p/o (post #1830), persisting but improvine @ 87 days p/o (post #
internal stitches became infected @ 3 weeks p/o: much swelling and pain, loss of ROM, needed antibiotics
occasional intense pain in wrist on pinkie-finger-side after full cast removed @ 34 days p/o, pain essentially gone @ 44 days p/o but then returned @ 56 days p/o
numbness from incision site to thumb and index finger, mostly dissipated by 3 weeks post-op, still present @ 6 weeks
numbness in thumb persists 10.5 months p/o (new site #593, 595)
none as of 8 weeks p/o
possible myofascial adhesion diagnosed @ 5 weeks p/o (post #1348); "stitch abcess" resulting in hardened anterior scar treated with Kflex (post #1396)
motorcycle wreck @ ~10 weeks p/o: repair not damaged, but physical therapy delayed (post #2370)
numbness "from wrist back"
pain in wrist and fingers, unable to straighten fingers fully (posts #1705, 1706), persisting @ 11 days p/o (post #1723); re-rupture @ 4 days p/o (post #1602)
numbness in fingers 3 days after surgery
tingling sensation from wrist to incision area persisting @ 8 weeks p/o; persistent bruising near incision occurring still @ 21.5 weeks p/o (post #2245)
extreme pain in forearm and wrist persisting @ 4 weeks p/o
tendon "shredded" @ 7 months p/o, needs new surgery
no nerve damage
one of the suture anchors loosened, requiring longer time in cast
wrist pain during p/t
severe wrist pain first night p/o
collapsed lung due to nerve block needle: 10 days in hospital; minor numbness on top of hand and thumb noted @ 59 days p/o (post #1545)
posterior interosseous nerve palsy: cannot move fingers @ 8 weeks p/o
pain in wrist and forearm (own fault?); breathing problems due to nerve block; burning sensation at iv site during 2nd exploratory surgery followed by electric sho
numbness on top of forearm down to thumb
no nerve problems as of 2 days p/o
numbness in forearm and fingers 6 months p/o
unable to bend thumb @ 5 weeks p/o
wrist pain
cannot bend thumb @ 14 weeks p/o (post #1025)
numbness in thumb and index finger persisting @ 2 weeks p/o (PIN possibly trapped under endobutton); 2nd surgery 3 weeks after first to release endobutton sit
tendon possibly re-torn on 10/1/07
claw hand 3 months p/o
trouble straightening arm @ 4 months; suture anchor detached
hand and fingers numb day after surgery
a week, then sling only
swelling and pain in wrist @ 10 weeks p/o
extreme post-op pain for 2+ days
none
moderate to severe pain in elbow and arm starting 6 weeks p/o and persisting through 8 weeks; also, during this period, numbness in thumb and index finger and
nerve damage: numbness as well as burning sensation in forearm (posts #1018, 1082)
rear shoulder pain @ 1 month p/o; shoulder pain persisting @ 8 weeks due to brace
slight wrist pain, numbness near thumb, numbness persisting @ 11 weeks p/o; numbness in wrist still present @ 19 weeks p/o; wrist pain present @ 8 months; s
stiff wrist @ 5 weeks p/o
had nerve problems (numbness) for 6 months after first surgery; radius fractured at site of repair 6 months after surgery; fracture was initially misdiagnosed; new
numbness "all the way down my arm" @ ~7 weeks p/o; pain @ 12 weeks p/o due to surgeon having had to manipulate the radial nerve to get to the bone during
cannot move fingers @ 4 months p/o due to radial nerve palsy
wrist pain prior to 9 weeks p/o, minor pain in wrist and elbow persists @ 11 weeks
extreme pain in rotating wrist @ 17 days p/o
hurt back
shooting pain hand through forearm
3 weeks p/o: pain in radial (thumb side) of forearm down to wrist and pain with supination and pronation
numb forearm, thumb, index finger as of May, 2007
severe PIN palsy, requiring corrective surgery (post #2207)
lost all feeling in back of thumb to wrist; pain in shoulder dissipated @ 1 year
severe pain in left edge of right hand and forearm @ 7 weeks p/o
arm pain after extended use, excessively sweaty hand, and hair growth on triceps @ 14 weeks p/o
some tingling in forearm and hand; wrist and forearm soreness when started lifting weights
anger @ ~6 weeks p/o (post #489); stiff wrist and sore elbow persisting @ nearly 8 weeks p/o
numbness in top part of forearm persists @ 6 weeks p/o
back of hand and thumb numb starting 2 days after surgery, persisting @ 3+ weeks
pain in shoulder of injured arm in mornings @ 10 days p/o
plint (post #1919)
tingling from incision to hand for 6 months
sore, raised scar
little feeling in forearm @ 2 months p/o
no movement in fingers for 16.5 hours after surgery
shooting pain forearm to thumb
radial nerve palsy: difficulty extending fingers and thumb and numbness and pain in upper forearm persisting @ 18 weeks and 5 days p/o
g use of splint at home and begin using sling only @ 3 weeks p/o
loss of hand function persisting to 4 months p/o, pain in back of hand @ 6 months; radial nerve palsy for 4 months p/o
pain in outside of elbow persisting @ 6 months
4 weeks and then at gradually increasing extension for 3 more weeks
none
numbness and burning in forearm and hand until 7 months p/o; burning sensation nearly gone @ 8 weeks (post #1022); some tingling remains @ 10 months p/o
some nerve problems from incision to thumb; some numbness persisting @ 11 weeks p/o (post #1639)
none
nerve damage, improving @ 5 weeks p/o
severe muscle spasms @ 25 days p/o - prescribed diazepam, which alleviated the problem
numbness in arm from elbow to thumb persisting @ 11.5 weeks p/o; stiffness and pain at base of thumb @ 15 weeks p/o (post #2448)
first surgery: wrist and lower arm pain, no feeling in skin of upper knuckle of pinkie and next finger; re-rupture discovered @ ~9 weeks post-op, though probably
numbness in thumb and weakness in pronation @ 12 weeks p/o
numbness along thumb-side of forearm nearly gone by 5 weeks p/o
difficulty moving fingers and wrist -- problem gone sometime before 8 months p/o; pain in elbow persisting @ 8 months p/o
posterior interosseous nerve palsy -- numbness along forearm to thumb present @ 4.5 weeks p/o, wrist pain
difficulty in pronation/supination @ 8 weeks p/o
part of arm from wrist to elbow has no feeling @ 2 days p/o
wrist pain; no nerve problems
unable to move wrist until 9 weeks p/o (post #1399), still stiff at 11 weeks (post #1484)
a little numbness on inside of forearm to thumb
intense pain in forearm @ 13 weeks p/o due to nerve damage
3 weeks (post #789)
"nerve issues on back of forearm and wrist" (new site #522)
numbness distal to incision in radial distribution to thumb
tenderness/numbness/burning sensation in arm on side near thumb persisting until 10 weeks p/o
race for two weeks
cannot move thumb @ 2 weeks p/o; possible re-injury of tendon w/in first 2 weeks p/o; thumb nearly functional @ 7 months p/o (post #1553)
pain in both shoulders @ 6 weeks p/o probably due to prior shoulder injuries
circulation problems in lower arm and some pain in wrist as of 53 days p/o
nerve damage: cannot move fingers or wrist @ 27 days post-op (post #2173), no improvement @ 5 weeks p/o
d "protection" @ 4 weeks p/o (post #2423); brace to be removed for good @ est. 6 weeks p/o (new site #484)
numbness in forearm @ 2 weeks p/o
cannot move fingers and thumb @ 4 days p/o
numbness/tingling along top of forearm and across top of hand mainly on thumb
eks, then ROM brace only outside of home after this
numbness in forearm for ~2 months p/o, "pretty much" full feeling @ 4 months p/o; tendon possibly re-torn @ 1 month p/o due to awkward movement (post #77
Time to satisfactory resolution of complication(s) Time to first PT or ROM exercises
ng in forearm just below crease in elbow; MRI @ 6 weeks p/o revealed "slight to moderate ossification" (post #808)
full extension (post #804)
weeks p/o: cannot extend fingers; improving @ 6.5 weeks p/o (post #737) but still present @ 8 weeksby 6 weeks p/o
1 week
de, persisting @ 5.5 weeks p/o (post #2372)
straightened arm @ 5 weeks p/o
n freeing biceps
4 weeks
), but still present @ 8 weeks (post #1354), but soon gone (post #1563) 4 days (post #968)
8 weeks
1773), improving @ 10.5 weeks p/o (post #1830), persisting but improvine @ 87 days p/o (post #2091); bursitis in elbow (post #2091)
g and pain, loss of ROM, needed antibiotics
6 days p/o when started riding bicycle, pain mostly gone again @ ~9 weeks p/o
cast removed @ 34 days p/o, pain essentially gone @ 44 days p/o but then returned @ 56 weeks
dissipated by 3 weeks post-op, still present @ 6 weeks 4 days
15 days
~4 weeks
#1348); "stitch abcess" resulting in hardened anterior scar treated with Kflex (post #1396)
physical therapy delayed (post #2370) 6 weeks
7 days
ts #1705, 1706), persisting @ 11 days p/o (post #1723); re-rupture @ 4 days p/o (post #1602) revealed in MRI @ 13 days p/o (post #1739) -- re-rupture due to tendon st
eks p/o; persistent bruising near incision occurring still @ 21.5 weeks p/o (post #2245)
no professional p/t
5 weeks
minor numbness on top of hand and thumb noted @ 59 days p/o (post #1545) 34 days
e to nerve block; burning sensation at iv site during 2nd exploratory surgery followed by electric shocks in fingers; see post 128 8/5/07 for whole story
2 days
no professional p/t
9 days (at home)
passive ROM started @ 2 weeks p/o; arm curls, lateral raises, triceps extensions with n
within 1 week p/o
(PIN possibly trapped under endobutton); 2nd surgery 3 weeks after first to release endobutton sitting on PIN
~3 weeks (post #1695)
est. 10 days
4 weeks (post #2328)
extreme pain dissipated by 2+ days p/o 2 weeks
1 week
2 weeks
o and persisting through 8 weeks; also, during this period, numbness in thumb and index finger and 80% loss of strength in fingers
rm (posts #1018, 1082) 1 week
8 weeks due to brace
months; home
@ 11 weeks p/o; numbness in wrist still present @ 19 weeks p/o; wrist pain present @ 8did p/t at some numbness persisting "at the skin level" @ 1 year post-op (post #1343)
y; radius fractured at site of repair 6 months after surgery; fracture was initially misdiagnosed; new surgery with allograft 5 months after fracture -- "calcified bone and ligame
3 days
@ 12 weeks p/o due to surgeon having had to manipulate the radial nerve to get to the bone during reattachment (post #1340)
persists @ 11 weeks in p/t @ 9 weeks p/o
rist and pain with supination and pronation
pated @ 1 year 2 weeks?
r growth on triceps @ 14 weeks p/o
s when started lifting weights 4 weeks, no professional p/t
persisting @ nearly 8 weeks p/o 1 week
~9 days
ersisting @ 3+ weeks
1 day
est. 6th week p/o (post #1683)
3 weeks
numbness and pain in upper forearm persisting @ 18 weeks and 5 days p/o
of hand @ 6 months; radial nerve palsy for 4 months p/o 6 weeks
; burning sensation nearly gone @ 8 weeks (post #1022); some tingling remains @ 10 months p/o
persisting @ 11 weeks p/o (post #1639) no PT
est. 5.5 weeks
which alleviated the problem
s p/o; stiffness and pain at base of thumb @ 15 weeks p/o (post #2448) 11.5 weeks
per knuckle of pinkie and next finger; re-rupture discovered @ ~9 weeks post-op, though probably happened one day post-op (posts # 2262, 2264, 2444); second surgery:
first surgery: no PT
before 8 months p/o; pain in elbow persisting @ 8 months p/o
to thumb present @ 4.5 weeks p/o, wrist pain 4 days? (post #642); no professional p/t; allowed to straighten arm @ 4 weeks p/o
1 week
two weeks; did p/t at home -- just normal household activities
at 11 weeks (post #1484) 9 weeks
9 weeks
3.5 weeks (new site #588)
humb persisting until 10 weeks p/o no PT
on w/in first 2 weeks p/o; thumb nearly functional @ 7 months p/o (post #1553)
oulder injuries 2 days
nearly full range of motion 53 days p/o
p (post #2173), no improvement @ 5 weeks p/o
@ est. 6 weeks p/o (new site #484) 3 weeks
6 weeks
mainly on thumb est. 6 weeks
ling @ 4 months p/o; tendon possibly re-torn @ 1 month p/o due to awkward movement (post #774), scheduled for MRI @ 4 months p/o (post #769)
Progress on active ROM Progress on use and weight/strength training of injured arm
7 weeks p/o: arm "bicycle" and 1-lb curls; rode bicycle on pavement @ 12 weeks p/o; playing tennis @ 4.5 months p/o
"light curls" @ 2 weeks p/o (post #288)
1-lb p/o
limited pronation with arm extended @ 8 weeksbiceps curls @ 8 weeks p/o, 5-lb biceps curls @ 12 weeks, 6-lb biceps curls @ 13 weeks
before 8 weeks p/o sweeping/raking @ 8 weeks p/o
pain with supination and flexion and extension "good but not great" @ 5.5 weeks p/o (post #2372)
est. 6 weeks (post #1120) second rupture: 10-lb cable curls and 5-lb dumbbell shoulder press, and golf chipping @ 6.5 weeks
started bench press @ 6 weeks p/o, benching 250 lbs @ 9 weeks p/o (post #1443)
extension improved after 5 weeks p/o and near 100% @ 7.5 weeks p/o (new site #540)
4 weeks? (see post #613) 5-lb dumbbell curls and 15-lb dumbbell inclined bench press @ 9 weeks p/o (post #745)
driving extension by weeks p/o (post curls @
95-97% flexion and supination @ 6 weeks p/o; fullstick-shift @ 69weeks p/o; 2-3-lb#1468) 7 weeks p/o (post #1320); 15-lb curls, 25-lb triceps, 95-lb bench pre
1-lb ROM noted @ @ 8 weeks p/o, 2.25-lb dumbbell curls
full extension @ 8 weeks p/o (post #1694); full dumbbell curls 9 weeks and 5 days p/o (post #1797) @ 9 weeks (post #1694), 3.5 lbs @ 68 days (post #1797),
no full ROM by allowed p/o
95% ROM in all directions @ 19 days post-op; weightlifting 5 weeks as of 8 weeks p/o (post #2464)
pronation @ 38 days p/o; days p/o, 5 lbs @ 55 days, 8 flexion days, 10 lbs @ 69 days, 15 deg from full extension;
at least 90% active flexion, supination, anddumbbell curls: 3 lbs @ 49 full supination, pronation, andlbs @ 61@ 6 weeks, but limited to 12 lbs @ 73 days, 15 lbs @
3 months to any lifting at all
full flexion due to swelling @ 4 p/o, 10 lbs @ 13 weeks nearly full ROM weight limit of 10 lbs @ 11 weeks p/o
100% pronation, 85% supination, less thandumbbell curls: 2 lbs @ 8 weeksweeks p/o (post #1839);(new site #558);@ 6 weeks p/o with supination lacking slightl
2-lb hammer curls @ ~6 weeks p/o (post nearly
nearly full flexion, 50% pronation, and little supination @ 6 weeks p/o (post #1384); #1360)full flexion, full extension, 80% pronation, but minimal supination @ 8
riding motorcycle prior to 5.5 weeks p/o (post ROM @
extension ~90%, supination ~50%, pronation 100% @ 4 weeks p/o (post #1603); ~95%#1780) 5.5 weeks p/o (post #1780); pronation 100%, supination 90%
est. 12 weeks till start weight training
working too tightly, graft needed
13 days p/o (post #1739) -- re-rupture due to tendon stretchedchest (machine chest press, dumbbell flyes), triceps (dumbbell extension, cable extensions), back (lat pull dow
operating cotton picker 17 days p/o
curling 5-10 lb dumbbells @ 5.5 weeks p/o (post #1126), curling 15-lb dumbbells and bench-pressing 115 lbs @ 41 da
11 weeks 5-lb dumbbell curls @ 8 weeks p/o
no pronation after getting out of cast @ 4 weeks and 6 days p/o (post #1840)
2-lb and can curls @ 37 days arm (post #1304); 6 dumbbell 100% 42 days p/o (post #1368); 59 days p/o: doing
5 weeks p/o: nearly 100% supination/pronationdumbbell almost straightenp/o (post #1339); 3-lbweeks p/o:curls @ supination and pronation, can almost fully stra
post 128 8/5/07 for whole story 2 months from 1st surgery
90% supination, extension, and flexion and 100% pronation @ 5 weeks p/o (post #2014)
2-lb w/ pronation/supination @ 6 weeks dumbbell curls @ almost full supination and 50% pronation @ 50 days (post
full flexion (and extension?), but some difficulty dumbbell curls @ 6 weeks p/o, 10-lbp/o (post #1077); 10 weeks, 15-lb dumbbell curls @ 13 weeks (post #1440),
3 months 3.5 months to start lifting weights; curling 15-lb dumbbell at 4.5 months; still going light on biceps @ 6.5 months p/o
10 weeks (lawn maintenance job); weightlifting @ 4.5 months p/o
allowed to ride motorcycle @ 10 weeks p/o; back to work driving truck full time @ 16 weeks
2 months to start lifting weights
nearly 100% supination but limited pronation @ 4 weeks p/o; extension not full @ 32 days p/o (new site #521); supination 100%, pronation 95%, flexion 95%, e
full ROM by 5 months p/o
2-lb dumbbell curls @ 8 weeks p/o
dumbbell curls: 3 lbs @ 3 weeks p/o, 10 lbs @ 6 weeks (post #2225), 12 lbs @ 52 days (post #2248), 15 lbs @ 56 da
ROM near 100% @ 3.5 weeks p/o (post #1969)
9 weeks to start lifting weights
est. start 2-lb dumbbell curls @ 6 weeks p/o, site #549)
pronation and flexion 100% @ 3.5 weeks p/o, extension difficult, supination painful (new15 lbs by 12 weeks p/o, then no restrictions (new site #549)
8 weeks to start lifting weights
cleared for swimming with supination 15 at (but no weightlifting) @ 8.5 weeks (post #1297); dumbbell curls: 5 lbs @
80% supination, 70% pronation @ ~7 weeks p/o; some stiffness and lifting up to still lbs 18 weeks p/o
gth in fingers
curling up to 5 lbs @ 4 weeks p/o
4 months to start lifting weights
2.5 lbs restriction @ 3 months p/o; 10 lbs restriction @ 5 months except in p/t
played golf @ 8 weeks p/o
"pretty good" ROM @ 5 weeks p/o; nearly full extension @ 5.5 weeks p/o; supination not quite 100% @ 9.5 weeks (post #883)
graft 5 months after fracture -- "calcified bone and ligament" removed(see posts 696-698)
"excellent" ROM @ 1 month p/o 4 weeks to start lifting weights (post #1041)
11 weeks 1-lb biceps curls @ 11 weeks
can flex arm fully and can nearly extend arm @ 3 weeks p/o (post #1459)
11 weeks to start lifting weights?
7 weeks
nearly full ROM @ 14 weeks p/o doing 5-lb biceps curls @ 14 weeks p/o
2 months to start lifting weights; played golf "no problems" @ 14 weeks
(post #693)
full supination still difficult @ 14 weeks p/o rode motorcycle @ 11 weeks p/o; biceps curls: 3 lbs @ 3 months p/o, 5 lbs @ 16 weeks, 10 lbs @ 18 weeks, 12 lbs @
7 weeks to start lifting weights
85% extension @ 6 days p/o (post #2330)
"big elastc bands" @ 2.5 months, "regular weights" @ 3.5 months
2-lb curls @ 8 weeks p/o, progessing 100% and by 8 weeks p/o (post #2089)
full extension, but limited pronation and supination @ 25 days p/o (post #1631);to 5 lbs ROM then increase 5 lbs each week (post #2089)
<=5-lb curls to 12 weeks p/o
12 weeks p/o: 8-lb biceps curls, allowed to do bench press, shoulder press, triceps, allowed to ride motorcycle; 25-lb d
half-way @ 15 days p/o; full ROM before 12 weeks p/o
pronation/supination painful, able to extend to within 10 deg. of full extension @ 3 weeks p/o (new site #421); full flexion(?), not quite full extension, 1/3 pronati
still no full ROM @ 16 months p/o
5-lb dumbbell curls @ 4 months p/o, 10-lb curls @ 5 months, 20-lb curls @ 6 months (post #375)
2 months to start lifting weights
1-lb biceps curl restriction starting @ 8 weeks, increasing 1 lb each week
began pec (post #1639)
full extension @ 3 weeks p/o and full ROM @ 4 weeks deck and cable shoulder exercises after 1st week p/o, back (lats?) during 3rd week, triceps press after 4 we
restricted @ 6 weeks @
"good" ROM @ 4 weeks p/o (post #1776), "excellent"to lifting 1 lbp/o 4 weeks p/o (post #1776); hit a small bucket of golf balls with a wedge @ 7 weeks (post #2
full ROM @ 5 weeks p/o strength training with 2 lbs @ 5 weeks p/o
not allowed to lift p/o (post #1965); supination (post #2125); surgeon changed opinion @ #2125); 15 deg. from fu
much difficulty and pain with supination approaching 6 weeksweights until est. 6 months p/oimproving but no pronation @ 7 weeks (post~10 weeks post-op -- allo
lifting no more than 1 lb @ 11.5 weeks p/o (post #2283); doing 2.5-lb biceps curls, wrist curls, and triceps exercises @
first surgery: can pronate and supinate "quite well" @ 5 weeks p/o; 95% ROM @ 7 weeks p/o (post #2111); second surgery: limited supination @ 3 weeks p/o (p
<15 weeks to start lifting weights
at or before 5 weeks p/o
permitted to lift 5 lbs "good" ROM @ 10 weeks p/o (post biceps
80% supination and 80% extension @ 7 weeks p/o (post #880); @ 7 weeks p/o (post #880), but no #1024)curls; biceps curls @ 12 weeks
95% ROM @ 2 weeks p/o (post #1577)
third month p/o? (post #645) 5-lb biceps curls @ 8 weeks (not approved by Dr); 16 weeks Dr approved; played golf @ 3 months Dr approved
12 weeks to start lifting weights aggressively (posts #1484,
difficulty with supination persisting @ 11 weeks p/o; 98% supination @ 17.5 weeks p/o (post #2086) 1690)
started lifting weights @ 9 weeks p/o; 3-lb biceps curls @ ~11 weeks p/o
full ROM before 6 weeks p/o except for limited supination
rode bicycle on pavement @ 11 weeks p/o; p/o (post lift weights @ 15 weeks; bench press @ 15.5 weeks -- up to 100
full ROM @ ~5 weeks p/o (post #1136) except full extension not possible until 8 weeksallowed to #1469)
~80% strength @ 8 months p/o (post #1838)
full flexion and extension and 50% pronation and supination @ 4 weeks p/o (post #2423); supination slowly improving @ 5 weeks p/o (new site #579)
dumbbell curls: 12 oz. @ 8 weeks p/o, 1.5 lbs @ 10 weeks (post #2218)
2 weeks (post #1053, 1067) curling 5 lbs @ 8 weeks p/o, 10 lbs @ 9 weeks as well as light bench press, triceps, shoulders, back (post #1437)
before 3.5 months p/o
Time to no weight restrictions Time to full recovery
19 weeks (post #901)
, 6-lb biceps curls @ 13 weeks
press, and golf chipping @ 6.5 weeks
est. 12 weeks
9 weeks p/o (post #745)
12 weeks
9 weeks (post #1694), 3.5 lbs @ 68 days (post #1797), 12 lbs @ 87 days (post #2091), 17 lbs @ 13 weeks and increasing 2-3 lbs per week (post #2179); 15-lb cable triceps
18 weeks
5 months
site #558); weight limit of 10 lbs @ 11 weeks p/o
released for work with no restrictions @ 79 days p/o (post #1787)
dumbbell extension, cable extensions), back (lat pull downs, cable rows), biceps (20-lb dumbbell curls with injured arm, 40 lbs with good arm) @ 6.5 weeks after re-rupture (u
12 weeks?
ng 15-lb dumbbells and bench-pressing 115 lbs @ 41 days (post #1128); at ~80% strength 8 weeks p/o; curling 30-lb dumbbells @ 11.5 weeks and also back to normal on o
ll curls @ 42 days p/o (post #1368); 59 days p/o: doing 5-lb dumbbell curls and cleared to ride bicycle and do other normal activities (post #1545); went for 5-mile bicycle rid
5 months
weeks, 15-lb dumbbell curls @ 13 weeks (post #1440), 30-lb dumbbell curls @ 14 weeks (post #1513); cleared for golf @ 11 weeks (post #1346); bench pressing 205 lbs @
.5 months; still going light on biceps @ 6.5 months p/o (post #1028)
est. 16 weeks
#521); supination 100%, pronation 95%, flexion 95%, extension ~100% @ 5 weeks p/o (new site #573)
12 weeks (post #2461)
3 months 80-90% of full strength @ 4-5 months p/o
est. 12 weeks
16 weeks (post #1536, 2096)
6 months "most if not all the strength back" 1 year p/o (post #1343)
est. 6 months
full recovery @ 14 months p/o
4 months
hs p/o, 5 lbs @ 16 weeks, 10 lbs @ 18 weeks, 12 lbs @ 19 weeks, 12-15 lbs @ 20 weeks, still not curling 30 lbs @ 9 months (post #2228); bench-pressing over 250 lbs and d
est. 4 months (post #2089)
oulder press, triceps, allowed to ride motorcycle; 25-lb dumbbell curls, 265-lb bench press, and 225-lb shoulder press @ 22 weeks p/o (post #2119)
421); full flexion(?), not quite full extension, 1/3 pronation, >50% supination @ 4 weeks p/o (new site #553)
20-lb curls @ 6 months (post #375)
21 weeks (post #624)
4 months most strength recovered @ 6 months p/o
12 weeks (cleared for 30-lb curl)
6 weeks 13 weeks(!) (post #2337)
all bucket of golf balls with a wedge @ 7 weeks (post #2109); played 9 holes of golf @ 8.5 weeks p/o (without Dr permission)
); surgeon changed opinion @ ~10 weeks post-op -- allowed to begin using 1-2 kg weights (post #2277); dumbbell curls: 2 kg @ 12 weeks p/o (post #2418), 3 kg @ 12 week
g 2.5-lb biceps curls, wrist curls, and triceps exercises @ 15 weeks p/o (post #2456)
1); second surgery: limited supination @ 3 weeks p/o (post #2442)
essentially normal @ 15 weeks p/o
back to normal activities @ ~12 weeks p/o
16 weeks; curled 25 lbs first day not quite same strength in both arms @ 13 months; some soreness still present as well
est. 14 weeks
16 weeks
wly improving @ 5 weeks p/o (new site #579)
15 weeks (post #1945)
post #2179); 15-lb cable triceps extensions @ 87 days (post #2091)
@ 6.5 weeks after re-rupture (unrepaired at this point)
eks and also back to normal on other exercises (post #1441); lifting "heavy" @ 14 weeks p/o (post #1625)
1545); went for 5-mile bicycle ride @ 6 weeks p/o, 20-mile ride @ 7 weeks, and 35-mile ride @ 8.5 weeks (post #1550)
1346); bench pressing 205 lbs @ 13 weeks (post #1488)
ench-pressing over 250 lbs and doing 400-lb barbell shrugs @ 9 months (post #2228); played hockey @ 16 weeks
/o (post #2418), 3 kg @ 12 weeks and 5 days p/o (new site #453), 4 kg @ 13 weeks (new site #501); working triceps by pushing a ball into water in a pool @ 12 weeks p/o (
nto water in a pool @ 12 weeks p/o (post #2418); doing triceps extensions, triceps kickbacks, lateral raises with 2 kg dumbbell @ 12 weeks p/o; started machine chest press @
s p/o; started machine chest press @ 13 weeks p/o (new site #501); one-arm cable triceps press: 15 kg @ 13 weeks p/o (new site #513); dumbbell triceps extensions: 5 kg
; dumbbell triceps extensions: 5 kg @ 13 weeks p/o (new site #513); see new site #531
