Delayed rupture of extensor digitorum communis tendon following volar plating of distal radius fracture.
We present a case of delayed rupture of extensor digitorum communis tendon seven years after volar plating of distal radius fracture. Drill bit penetration during surgery and prominent screw tips into the fourth extensor compartment have a potential risk to damage the tendons. Careful and accurate use of internal fixation instruments is necessary to avoid this complication.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ogori, Yamaguchi, Japan. yhattori@saikyo.or.jp
Yasunori
Y
Hattori
Kazuteru
K
Doi
Soutetsu
S
Sakamoto
Kiminori
K
Yukata
D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D013997:Time Factors