title: Closed traumatic rupture of the flexor pollicis longus tendon in zone T I: a case report.
abstract: A healthy 41-year-old male suffered a direct blow on the palmar side of his right thumb when folding a table, which slipped along his thumb until it was stopped at the inter-phalangeal (IP) joint, resulting in a complete rupture of the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon in zone T I. The proximal tendon stump was passed through the oblique pulley, fixed to the base of the distal phalanx with a pull-out wire technique and augmented on it using a part of the distal tendon remnant. After removal of the cast and the pull-out wire three weeks postoperatively, range of motion exercise was initiated and good functional recovery was obtained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kawakita General Hospital, 1-7-3 Asagaya-kita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uekubo
authors.forename: Soichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries*
keywords: Closed Traumatic Rupture; Flexor Pollicis Longus; Tendon