title: Closed traumatic rupture of the extensor digitorum communis and extensor indicis proprius at the musculo-tendinous junction.
abstract: This report describes a closed rupture of the entire extensor digitorum communis and extensor indicis proprius.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Orthopaedic Hand Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. cmudgal@partners.org
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Mudgal
authors.forename: Sharmila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mudgal
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012421:Rupture; D013165:Splints; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed