Attritional rupture of the extensor tendon due to longstanding Kienböck's disease.
Two cases of attritional rupture of the extensor tendon due to longstanding Kienböck's disease are reported. The rupture was caused by the fragment of a collapsed lunate which pierced the dorsal capsule of the wrist.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Higashi-Ku, Japan.
D006801:Humans; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000150:complications*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000473:pathology