title: Closed rupture of the flexor tendons of the index finger caused by a pathological fracture secondary to an intraosseous ganglion in the lunate.
abstract: We report a rare occurrence of attritional rupture of both flexor tendons of the right index finger in a 71 year-old man with a pathological fracture of the lunate arising from an intraosseous ganglion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto City, Nagano, Japan. h-ymzk@hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murakami
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed