title: Type IV flexor digitorum profundus avulsion.
abstract: Flexor digitorum profundus avulsions, are well-documented injuries occasionally associated with a distal phalanx fragment. While the injury may involve primarily either tendon or bone, a rarely observed variant combines both tendon and bone avulsions. A type IV variant seen after two sequential injuries is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD 20814-5011.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Eglseder
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*