Extensor tendon rupture due to Kienböck's disease.
Extensor tendon rupture as a complication of Kienbock's disease is rare. We report a case of attritional rupture of the extensor tendon to the index finger by a comminuted dorsal fragment of the lunate after Kienböck's disease in an elderly woman. Excision of the fragment and extensor reconstruction with tendon graft led to a favourable result.
Murase
T
T
Department of Orthopaedics, Osaka National Hospital, Japan.
Ando
Y
Y
Hiroshima
K
K
D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000150:complications*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery