Delayed rupture of an extensor digitorum tendon following repeated attempts at intravenous cannulation.
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.
Haywood
R M
RM
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, UK.
O'Donoghue
J M
JM
Regan
P J
PJ
D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors