title: Attritional rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon by an osseous spur more than 30 years after wrist injury: a case report.
abstract: A 46-year-old woman sustained a rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon more than 30 years after wrist injury. She was successfully treated with palmaris longus tendon graft and excision of the osseous spur. Attrition of the extensor pollicis longus tendon by a newly formed osseous spur was the major mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hoshigaoka Koseinenkin Hospital , Hirakata, Osaka , Japan.
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuriyama
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moritomo
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D054850:Osteophyte / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D011884:Radius; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Extensor pollicis longus tendon; endochondral bone formation; osseous spur; rupture