Flexor pollicis longus rupture with scaphoid nonunion. A case report and literature study.
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.
Zachee
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Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital Pellenberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
De Smet
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Fabry
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D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013710:Tendons; D013933:Thumb