title: Closed rupture of both flexor tendons in the same digit.
abstract: Closed ruptures of both normal flexor tendons in the same finger are extremely rare, only nine cases having been reported in the literature. We describe the case of a patient who sustained a closed rupture of both flexor digitorum profundus and flexor digitorum superficialis of the ring finger, following a forced hyperextension injury. The patient was treated by a two stage reconstruction of the flexor digitorum profundus. He regained full flexion and extension of the finger.
authors.affiliation: Sydney Hospital Hand Unit, Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lanzetta
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Conolly
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D001336:Automobiles; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*