Attritional rupture of the flexor tendons to the small finger caused by osteophyte of the ulnar head: case report.
We present a rare case of attritional rupture of the flexor tendons to the small finger caused by an osteophyte of the volar aspect of the ulnar head.
Hattori
Yasunori
Y
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Ogori, Yamaguchi, Japan. yhattori@saikyo.or.jp
Doi
Kazuteru
K
Hoshino
Shushi
S
Sakamoto
Soutetsu
S
Yukata
Kiminori
K
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054850:Osteophyte / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014457:Ulna / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery