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FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON RUPTURE ASSOCIATED WITH DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE MALUNION: A CASE REPORT

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Correspondence to: Dr. Masayoshi Ikeda, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, 1838 Ishikawacho, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0032, Japan. Tel: (+81) 426-39-1111, Fax: (+81) 426-39-1112.

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Yuka Kobayashi

Department of Orthopaedics, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

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Joji Mochida

Department of Orthopaedics, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

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Yoshinori Oka

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokai University Oiso Hospital, Oiso, Kanagawa, Japan

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218810409004190Cited by:9 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

We present a case of subcutaneous flexor tendon rupture of the index finger following malunion of a distal radius fracture. The cause of the tendon rupture was mechanical attrition due to a bony prominence at the palmar joint rim in the distal radius due to malunion. Corrective osteotomy and the Sauvé-Kapandji procedure were carried out for the wrist pain and forearm rotation disability and a tendon graft was carried out for the flexor tendon rupture. Recovery was satisfactory.

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