title: Avulsion Injuries of the Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon: An Unclassified Pattern of Injury.
abstract: Closed avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon is classified based on the impact of injury on the management plan. In this report, we present a case with unclassified pattern of FDP tendon avulsion. The injury involves an intra-articular fracture of the volar part of distal phalanx of the little finger resulting into two bony fragments, one attached to the retracted avulsed tendon and another separated and incarcerated at A4 pulley, and an intact dorsal cortex of the phalanx. Based on that, we recommend the development of a new classification scheme for this condition.
authors.affiliation: * Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Al-Razi Orthopaedic Hospital, Kuwait.|† Division of Hand and Microsurgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Al-Razi Orthopaedic Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.|‡ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Al-Azhar University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mokhtar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdul Azeem
authors.affiliation: * Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Al-Razi Orthopaedic Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Yousef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Marwan
authors.affiliation: * Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Al-Razi Orthopaedic Hospital, Kuwait.|‡ Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esmaeel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D057072:Intra-Articular Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Avulsion; Flexor digitorum profundus; Hand; Injury; Tendon