title: Rupture of flexor tendon following volar plate of distal radius fracture. Report of five cases.
abstract: We report three cases of complete rupture of the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon, one case of complete rupture of the index and middle finger flexor digitorum profundus tendons and one case of rupture of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon to the index finger after placement of a volar plate for distal radius fracture. We review the literature and discuss the aetiology of tendon ruptures and techniques to prevent tendon attition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital Interzonal El Cruce, Alta complejidad en red, Buenos Aires, Argentina. valbuena.sebastian@gmail.com
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Valbuena
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Cogswell
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baraziol
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valenti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015984:Causality; D020878:Device Removal; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation