title: Extensor indicis proprius and extensor digitorum communis rupture after volar locked plating of the distal radius--a case report.
abstract: Distal radius fractures are among the most commonly encountered fractures in the extremities. Volar plating of distal radius fracture has gained popularity in recent years with the introduction of the locked plating system. Complications of volar plating include extensor and flexor tendon rupture. Here we present a case report of an extensor indicis proprius and extensor digitorum communis to index finger tendon rupture after open reduction and internal fixation of distal radius fracture with locked plate.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA. jamespward@gmail.com
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: L T Suezie
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rettig
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D016896:Treatment Outcome