title: [Spontaneous rupture of extensor pollicis longus in isolated trapeziometacarpal arthritis].
abstract: A spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon occurred in a patient with trapeziometacarpal arthritis. We hypothesize that a mechanical attrition by protrusion at the trapeziometacarpal joint alone was responsible of a spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon.
authors.affiliation: Centre de chirurgie de la main, hôpital privé Saint-Martin, Caen, France. thomasapard@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Apard
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marcucci
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jarriges
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D052737:Carpometacarpal Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050279:Metacarpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000503:physiopathology; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051222:Trapezium Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*