title: Spontaneous four-extremity extensor tendon rupture in a renal dialysis patient.
abstract: We present a case of spontaneous four-extremity extensor tendon rupture in a patient with chronic renal failure. The occurrence of spontaneous ruptures in all four extremities is previously undescribed. We discuss the pathogenesis, physical and radiographic characteristics, and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Popky
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology