title: Post-traumatic rupture of the extensor digitorum communis tendon.
abstract: A case of post-traumatic rupture of the common extensor tendon without associated fracture is reported. The extensor digitorum communis tendon to the middle finger was frayed by the distal edge of the extensor retinaculum at the fourth dorsal compartment.
authors.affiliation: Kanto Rosai Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inanami
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology*