title: Extensor Tendon Instability Due to Sagittal Band Injury in a Martial Arts Athlete: A Case Report.
abstract: A Taekwondo participant sustained a hand injury from punching an opponent that resulted in painful instability of the ring finger extensor digitorum communis tendon due to sagittal band damage. His symptoms resolved after reconstructive surgery on the sagittal band (SB) with stabilization of the extensor tendon over the metacarpophalangeal joint.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Oklahoma, and Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kochevar
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Oklahoma, and Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.
authors.forename: Ghazi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rayan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056352:Athletes; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016139:Martial Arts / Q000293:injuries*; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Martial arts; Sagittal band; Taekwondo