MuscleUpper limb

Triceps brachii muscle

musculus triceps brachii

Main extensor of the elbow; the long head resists dislocation of the shoulder, above all in adduction.

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Related clinical cases

Injury to the radial nerve in the arm: wrist drop
Fracture of the olecranon
Bursitis of the elbow

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