title: Rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon in trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nadogaya Hospital, Kashiwa, Japan. morizaki-tky@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morizaki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohe
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamekura
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takamure