title: Closed extensor tendon rupture and distal radial fracture with use of a gymnast's wrist support.
abstract: We report a case of delayed closed rupture of the tendon of extensor indicis proprius in a skeletally immature individual. This occurred following a minor greenstick fracture during use of a gymnast's wrist-finger support. To our knowledge this unusual complication has not been described previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Middlesbrough General Hospital, Cleveland, UK.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Briggs
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001458:Bandages; D004867:Equipment Design; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000209:etiology*; D006173:Gymnastics / Q000293:injuries*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology*