title: Wrist flexion contracture: an unusual complication following palmaris longus tendon harvest.
abstract: We describe a case of 3-year-old girl in whom flexion contracture of the wrist developed following harvest of the palmaris longus tendon with a tendon stripper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital and Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Shimogo, Ogori, Yamaguchi City, Japan. yhattori@saikyo.or.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wahegaonkar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Addosooki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000601:surgery; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012086:Reoperation; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014953:Wrist / Q000601:surgery*