title: [Rupture of the tendon of the m. flexor pollicis longus--a rare complication after surgery on the scaphoid bone].
abstract: Tendon ruptures in the hand without previous direct trauma are rare. Two cases are reported on with attrition of the flexor pollicis longus tendon. The first tendon rupture was along a dislocated cortico-cancellous bone graft following a Matti-Russe procedure; the second was by attrition over the screw of an AO-plate following internal fixation in scaphoid nonunion. Immediate tendon repair by interposition of a short tendon graft or by transposition of the superficialis flexor tendon of the ring finger is the treatment of choice. Further tendon ruptures can arise if surgical intervention is delayed.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik Homburg/Saar, Abteilung Unfallchirurgie.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bühren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Ruptur der Sehne des M. flexor pollicis longus--Eine seltene Komplikation nach Operation am Os scaphoideum.