title: Rupture of the flexor carpi radialis tendon associated with scapho-trapezial osteoarthritis.
abstract: A case of rupture of the flexor carpi radialis tendon in association with scapho-trapezial osteoarthritis is reported. The symptoms of pain and swelling contrast with the loss of function which characterizes rupture of other tendons in the hand and wrist.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Outhwaite
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Burge
mesh_terms: D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology*; D014953:Wrist