[Spontaneous rupture of extensor pollicis longus in isolated trapeziometacarpal arthritis].
CHIRURGIE DE LA MAIN 2011;
30:349-51. [PMID:
21962438 DOI:
10.1016/j.main.2011.08.004]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Revised: 07/03/2011] [Accepted: 08/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Abstract
A spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon occurred in a patient with trapeziometacarpal arthritis. We hypothesize that a mechanical attrition by protrusion at the trapeziometacarpal joint alone was responsible of a spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon.
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