title: Flexor pollicis longus rupture with scaphoid nonunion. A case report and literature study.
abstract: A case of flexor pollicis longus rupture which resulted from a pseudarthrosis of the scaphoid in a non-rheumatoid patient is described. Treatment consisted of an interphalangeal joint arthrodesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital Pellenberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zachee
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabry
mesh_terms: D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013710:Tendons; D013933:Thumb