Rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon in trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: case report.
We report a case of rupture of the EPL tendon that occurred in a patient with trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis. We assume that the rupture was secondary to attrition caused by a bony protrusion of advanced trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis.
Morizaki
Yutaka
Y
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nadogaya Hospital, Kashiwa, Japan. morizaki-tky@umin.ac.jp
Ohe
Takashi
T
Kamekura
Satoru
S
Takamure
Hiroshi
H