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AVULSION OF FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS SECONDARY TO RECURRENT ENCHONDROMA

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Correspondence to: Dr. Toshiyasu Nakamura, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. Tel: (+81) 3-3353-1211, Fax: (+81) 3-3353-6597.

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K. Sato

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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Y. Toyama

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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H. Ikegami

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218810411005370Cited by:2 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

We report a case of avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus secondary to recurrent enchondroma. The tumor was curetted with bone grafting of cancellous bone from the distal radius, and the fragment avulsed by the flexor digitorum profundus tendon was fixed to its original site using a pullout suture through the distal phalanx to the nail. The lesion healed and function recovered 6 years after surgery.

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