Rupture of flexor tendon following volar plate of distal radius fracture. Report of five cases

S E Valbuena; L K Cogswell; R Baraziol; P Valenti

doi:10.1016/j.main.2009.12.005

Rupture of flexor tendon following volar plate of distal radius fracture. Report of five cases

Chir Main. 2010 Apr;29(2):109-13. doi: 10.1016/j.main.2009.12.005. Epub 2010 Feb 6.

Authors

S E Valbuena¹, L K Cogswell, R Baraziol, P Valenti

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital Interzonal El Cruce, Alta complejidad en red, Buenos Aires, Argentina. valbuena.sebastian@gmail.com

PMID: 20188619
DOI: 10.1016/j.main.2009.12.005

Abstract

We report three cases of complete rupture of the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon, one case of complete rupture of the index and middle finger flexor digitorum profundus tendons and one case of rupture of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon to the index finger after placement of a volar plate for distal radius fracture. We review the literature and discuss the aetiology of tendon ruptures and techniques to prevent tendon attition.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged, 80 and over
Bone Plates / adverse effects*
Causality
Device Removal
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure
Female
Fingers*
Fracture Fixation, Internal / adverse effects*
Fracture Fixation, Internal / instrumentation
Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods
Hand Strength
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography
Radius Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Radius Fractures / etiology
Radius Fractures / surgery*
Range of Motion, Articular
Rupture
Tendon Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Tendon Injuries / etiology*
Tendon Injuries / surgery
Tendons / transplantation