Flexor digitorum profundus tendon rupture associated with distal radius fracture malunion: a case report.
We present a case of subcutaneous flexor tendon rupture of the index finger following malunion of a distal radius fracture. The cause of the tendon rupture was mechanical attrition due to a bony prominence at the palmar joint rim in the distal radius due to malunion. Corrective osteotomy and the Sauvé-Kapandji procedure were carried out for the wrist pain and forearm rotation disability and a tendon graft was carried out for the flexor tendon rupture. Recovery was satisfactory.
Ishii
Takayuki
T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Ikeda
Masayoshi
M
Kobayashi
Yuka
Y
Mochida
Joji
J
Oka
Yoshinori
Y
D000058:Accidental Falls; D005260:Female; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*