title: MRI in flexor tendon rupture after collagenase injection.
abstract: Flexor tendon rupture is an unusual complication following collagenase injection to relieve contractures. These patients require a close follow-up and in the event of tendon rupture, a decision has to be made whether to repair the tendon or manage the complication conservatively. The authors report the utility of MRI in the prognostication and management of a patient with Dupuytren's contracture, who underwent collagenase injection and subsequently developed flexor digitorum profundus tendon rupture.
authors.affiliation: Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors.forename: Vibhor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wadhwa
authors.affiliation: UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390-9178, USA.|Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Avneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.affiliation: UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390-9178, USA.
authors.forename: Bardia
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Amirlak
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017364:Collagenases / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004387:Dupuytren Contracture / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D017364:Collagenases
keywords: Collagenase; Dupuytren’s contracture; Flexor digitorum profundus; Magnetic resonance imaging