title: A posterior interosseous nerve syndrome associated with spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon.
abstract: Posterior interosseous nerve entrapment syndrome and spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon are rare conditions. The authors describe the bizarre combination of a spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon in a 82-year-old lady with a posterior interosseous nerve syndrome. As far as the authors know, this is the first description of such an association in the literature. Surgical exploration revealed compression of the posterior interosseous nerve at the proximal portion of the supinator muscle and at Henry's leash. The nerve was freed, and the tendon of the extensor index proprius was transferred to the extensor pollicis longus. Six months after the procedure, the patient had resumed her daily activities, showing a good functional result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, São José Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal. diogo_bogalhao@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Diogo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Casal
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moniz
authors.forename: Videira
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: e Castro
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Angélica-Almeida
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D020425:Radial Neuropathy / Q000150:complications*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D013933:Thumb