title: Use of a flap of flexor retinaculum to cover bone after osteophyte removal within the carpal tunnel.
abstract: We describe three instances of ruptured flexor pollicis longus tendons due to bony spurs within the carpal tunnel. In each case, the bony spur was excised and the remaining exposed bone was covered with a flap of flexor retinaculum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Regan
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dickinson
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*