Table 1.

Clinicoradiological classification of total triceps tendon avulsion, proposed treatment method, and the number of patients in each type.

Classification of triceps tendon avulsions	Clinico radiological presentation	Proposed treatment method	No. of patients
Type I	1.Pain and swelling. 2.Not able to extend against gravity. 3.A palpable soft-tissue defect without bony mass. 4.Normal X-ray ultrasonography or MRI required for confirmation.	Transosseous suture repair/suture anchor	4
Type II	1.Pain and swelling. 2.Not able to extend against gravity. 3.A palpable soft-tissue defect without bony mass. 4.A wafer-thin or comminuted bony fragments in X-ray.	Transosseous suture repair	7
Type III	1.Pain and swelling. 2.Not able to extend against gravity. 3.A palpable soft-tissue defect with a bony mass. 4.A single large bony fragment/multiple large comminuted fragments not extending to the articular surface in X-ray.	Tension band wiring	4
Type IV	1.Pain and swelling. 2.Not able to extend against gravity. 3.A palpable soft-tissue defect with a bony mass. 4.A single large bony fragment involving <25% of the articular surface in the X-ray/fracture line was within 1 cm from the tip of the olecranon	Tension band wiring/plating	0