title: Tendon rupture of the flexor digitorum profundus of the little finger secondary to hamate non-union.
abstract: Several cases of hamate fracture and non-union have been reported. The hook of the hamate acts as a pulley for the flexor tendons for the little and ring fingers. Hamate non-union is frequently associated with irritation of the adjacent soft tissues. We report the case of hamate non-union that was only detected because of a flexor digitorum profundus tendon rupture in the little finger, associated with tendinopathy of both flexor tendons of the ring finger.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique & SOS main, hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75571 Paris cedex 12, France. Electronic address: julien_gaillard94@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique & SOS main, hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75571 Paris cedex 12, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy-Maillot
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique & SOS main, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, 20, rue Leblanc, 75908 Paris cedex 15, France.
authors.forename: E-H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Masmejean
mesh_terms: D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000150:complications*; D051225:Hamate Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Carpe; Carpus; Flexor tendon; Hamate; Hamatum; Non-union; Pseudarthrose; Rupture; Tendon fléchisseur