title: Flexor tendon rupture after distal radius fracture. Report of 2 cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. suppaphols@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sorasak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suppaphol
authors.forename: Patarawan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Woratanarat
authors.forename: Thanaphot
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Channoom
mesh_terms: 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