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CLOSED FLEXOR TENDON RUPTURE IN THE PALM: AN UNUSUAL BUT PREDICTABLE CLINICAL ENTITY
Author(s) -
Coombs Christopher J.,
Mutimer Keith L.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1993.tb00372.x
Subject(s) - medicine , palm , physical examination , tendon , etiology , tendon rupture , clinical history , anatomy , ultrasound , surgery , radiology , pathology , physics , quantum mechanics
Closed intratendinous ruptures of flexor tendons are uncommon. Two such cases that occurred within the lumbrical origin are reported. Accurate history taking and clinical examination usually enable the site of rupture to be determined. Ultrasound examination can also help to localize the site. The role of the lumbrical, extrinsic flexors and trauma in the aetiology of the rupture are discussed.