Rupture of flexor pollicis longus tendon: a complication of volar plating of the distal radius.
- 1 March 1998
- journal article
- case report
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 80 (2) , 225-226
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.80b2.8351
Abstract
We report three complete ruptures and one partial rupture of the flexor pollicis longus tendon in association with the insertion of a volar plate for the treatment of fracture of the distal radius. Rupture was associated with the chronic use of steroids.Keywords
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