Digital fracture after a flexor tendon transfer for hammertoe repair: a case report.
The authors present a case report of a complication of a complete phalangeal fracture after flexor digitorum longus tendon transfer used for the surgical correction of a hammertoe deformity.
Fishco
William D
WD
The Podiatry Institute, Decatur, GA, USA. drfishco@qwest.net
Roth
Bryan J
BJ
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology*; D037801:Hammer Toe Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000009:adverse effects*; D050277:Toe Phalanges / Q000293:injuries*