["Snapping wrist" caused by tumor of the flexor tendon].
The snapping wrist, in contrary to the snapping finger, is a rare lesion. The knot caused by tumour, synovitis, rheumatic or partial tendon injury gets at the motion of the tendons in the carpal canal accompanied by a snapping phenomenon. Authors describe one case in which the causative factor was a benign tumour. After its removal the phenomenon and the complaints disappeared.
Rupnik
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Fövárosi Tanács Ujpesti Kórház-Rendelöintézet, Baleseti Sebészeti Osztályának, közleménye.
Szloboda
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D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014953:Wrist / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery
A hajlító inak daganata által okozott "pattanó csukló".