title: Extensor tendon rupture due to Kienböck's disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Osaka National Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiroshima
mesh_terms: 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