title: Late flexor pollicis longus tendon rupture due to retained glass fragments.
abstract: A retained glass fragment caused a flexor pollicis longus tendon rupture 23 years after the patient's initial injury. A review of the literature shows that although previous cases of delayed damage from retained objects have been reported, this is the first report of a tendon injury that was preceded by such a long asymptomatic period. The lesion was treated with a flexor digitorum superficialis tendon transfer from the ring finger with excellent functional results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60616.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jablon
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Rabin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005384:Finger Joint; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014953:Wrist