Rupture of flexor pollicis longus as a complication of Colles' fracture: a case report.
A case of flexor pollicis longus tendon rupture as a complication of a Colles' fracture in a 17-year-old male is described. Tendon repair by means of a one-stage tendon graft produced a good functional result.
Roberts
J O
JO
Department of Plastic Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
Regan
P J
PJ
Roberts
A H
AH
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*