title: Attritional Rupture of the Little Finger Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon in the Carpal Tunnel in a Patient with Acromegaly.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons within the carpal tunnel is rare in the absence of rheumatoid arthritis. Other predisposing conditions such as gout, infection, pisotriquetrial osteoarthritis, as well as hook of hamate fracture non-union, have previously been reported. However, tendon ruptures of the hand in the presence of acromegaly, as well as spontaneous ruptures within the carpal tunnel, have not been described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: 1 Hand and Microsurgery Section, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore.
authors.forename: Munn Yi Tina
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 1 Hand and Microsurgery Section, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore.
authors.forename: Yeo Chong
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications*; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Acromegaly arthropathy; Attrition; Carpal tunnel; Flexor digitorum profundus; Tendon rupture