Rupture of the flexor tendon after malunited Colles' fracture.
Flexor tendon rupture as a complication of Colles' fracture is rare. We describe a case of attrition rupture of flexor tendons to the ring and little fingers after a malunited Colles' fracture, and we review the 17 previously reported cases.
Murase
Tsuyoshi
T
Department of Orthopaedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan. murase-t@umin.ac.jp
Hiroshima
Kazuo
K
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003100:Colles' Fracture; D005260:Female; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000150:complications*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors