Rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon after Colles fracture and by rheumatoid arthritis.
During the period 1973-1986, 116 patients with rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon were operated upon. The lesions were categorised into three anatomical levels: proximal, intermediate and distal. Direct suture was performed for acute lesions; later reconstructive procedures were by means of tendon transfers or free tendon grafts.
Hand Unit, Goldenbuhl Hospital, Villingen, Black Forest, West Germany.
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Mannerfelt
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Oetker
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Ostlund
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Elbert
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation