Flexor tendon rupture after distal radius fracture. Report of 2 cases.
Flexor tendon rupture after distal radius fracture is very rare. The authors reported two cases. The first case had flexor pollicis longus tendon rupture. The other had flexor pollicis longus and multiple finger flexor tendons rupture. The authors propose two modes of mechanism of tendon rupture after distal radius fracture.
Suppaphol
Sorasak
S
Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. suppaphols@yahoo.com
Woratanarat
Patarawan
P
Channoom
Thanaphot
T
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011884:Radius / Q000293:injuries*; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors; D012421:Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery