title: Congenital unilateral upper limb muscular hypertrophy associated with contracture of an extrinsic extensor tendon.
abstract: We report a case of congenital unilateral upper limb muscular hypertrophy which presented with loss of extensor tendon excursion of a single digit in late adolescence. The reason for the problem arising is not clear and is not clearly explained by the underlying congenital pathology.
authors.affiliation: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga-ken, Japan. simai@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Isoya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsusue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003286:Contracture / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013710:Tendons