title: Successful surgical repair of central slip rupture in finger extensor tendon.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to develop a novel effective surgical method to repair boutonniere deformity resulting from central slip rupture of finger extensor tendon. Currently, there are not standard methods available to treat boutonniere deformity.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the current study, 8 patients with boutonniere deformity on the left hand were included. All patients had a central slip rupture of the ring fingers. Autologous palmaris longus tendon was used to surgically repair the central slip rupture.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We successfully used the autologous palmaris longus tendons in the effective treatment of central slip rupture of the ring fingers resulting in boutonniere deformity on the left hands.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, our study was the first illustration for a successful surgical repair of boutonniere deformity which resulted from central slip rupture, using autologous palmaris longus tendon. This method provides an alternative approach for the effective treatment of boutonniere deformity.
authors: Department of Hand Surgery, Yantai Mountain Hospital, 91 Jiefang Road, Yantai, Shandong, P.R. China.
authors: Zhongjun
authors: Z
authors: Hou
authors: Department of Hand Surgery, Yantai Mountain Hospital, 91 Jiefang Road, Yantai, Shandong, P.R. China.
authors: Liping
authors: L
authors: Zhao
authors: Department of Hand Surgery, Yantai Mountain Hospital, 91 Jiefang Road, Yantai, Shandong, P.R. China.
authors: Shengjun
authors: S
authors: Yu
authors: Institute for Tumor Immunology, College of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, Shandong, P.R. China.
authors: Bo
authors: B
authors: Xiao
authors: Institute for Tumor Immunology, College of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, Shandong, P.R. China Juhua.Zhou@gmail.com.
authors: Juhua
authors: J
authors: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Boutonniere deformity; central slip rupture; finger extensor tendon; palmaris longus tendon; surgical repair