[From the records of the forensic commission: was an injury of the deep flexor tendons overlooked?].
Following primary repair of both flexor tendons of the middle finger and suture of a wound of the index finger, the distal interphalangeal joints of the second, third and fourth finger could not be flexed actively. Therefore, tenodeses of the DIP-joints were done six months later. The possibility that an injury of the deep flexor tendon in three fingers had been overlooked is considered together with the alternative explanation that a quadriga syndrome had resulted from adhesions of the repaired profundus of the middle finger.
D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012086:Reoperation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000267:Tissue Adhesions
Aus den Akten einer Gutachterkommission: Wurde eine Verletzung der tiefen Beugesehnen übersehen?