title: Delayed rupture of an extensor digitorum tendon following repeated attempts at intravenous cannulation.
abstract: A case of delayed extensor tendon rupture is reported. This followed repeated attempts at intravenous cannulation 16 months previously. The differential diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, UK.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Haywood
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: O'Donoghue
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Regan
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors