Extensor digitorum communis rupture after revision total elbow arthroplasty: case report.
This case report describes complete musculotendinous junction rupture of the left extensor digitorum communis tendon at the site of an extraosseous ulnar component of a revision elbow replacement, mimicking the more frequent problem of rheumatoid extensor tendon rupture at the wrist.
Choa
Robert Mark
RM
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Wycombe General Hospital, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. rob_choa@hotmail.com
Graham
Alastair
A
D000368:Aged; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012086:Reoperation; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology*