The sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) continues to grow rapidly. As the sport grows the number of injuries we see in it have also increased. Just like other sports there are unique injuries that can occur. These injuries are unique to the fact that in MMA you are dealing with 2 opponents trying to subdue, punch, wrestle, grapple or simply get away from each other. For example, a classic knee injury that occurs in soccer is the ACL tear. Baseball pitchers frequently injure a particular ligament in their elbow. Snowboarders will tend to fracture a particular area of their foot. Gymnast can injure a specific cartilage in their wrist joint. In MMA they get tendon ruptures.
I have been treating MMA athletes for the last 7 years. I see MMA athletes at all levels of the sport both amateur pro and the hard core weekend warrior. This experience has allowed me to see patterns of injury that I previously did not know existed. So what specific tendon injury is specific to MMA?