Rupture of the Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon After Volar Fixed-Angle Plating of a Distal Radius Fracture: A Case Report

2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 ◽  
pp. 91-92
Author(s):  
D.G. Dennison
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Distal Radius Fracture ◽  
Distal Radius ◽  
Radius Fracture ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus ◽  
Fixed Angle ◽  
Longus Tendon ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon

DELAYED RUPTURE OF FLEXOR POLLICIS LONGUS TENDON AFTER VOLAR PLATING OF THE DISTAL RADIUS

Hand Surgery ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 67-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siu Cheong Koo ◽  
Sheung Tung Ho
Keyword(s):  
Distal Radius Fracture ◽  
Distal Radius ◽  
Tendon Rupture ◽  
Flexor Tendon ◽  
Radius Fracture ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus ◽  
Volar Plating ◽  
Longus Tendon ◽  
Flexor Tendon Rupture ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon

Flexor tendon rupture following distal radius fracture is rare. We described a case of flexor pollicis longus rupture, presented five years after volar plating of distal radius fracture.

FLEXOR POLLICIS LONGUS TENDON ENTRAPMENT AFTER PERFORMING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS OF A DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE: A CASE REPORT

Hand Surgery ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (03) ◽  
pp. 403-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen-Chun Chiu ◽  
Feng-Chen Kao ◽  
Yuan-Kun Tu
Keyword(s):  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Distal Radius Fracture ◽  
Distal Radius ◽  
Plate Osteosynthesis ◽  
Tendon Repair ◽  
Radius Fracture ◽  
Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus ◽  
Longus Tendon ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon

In this study, we report a case of a 60-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, who had a left distal radius fracture and could not flex the interphalangeal joint of her left thumb after we performed an open reduction and internal fixation procedure using minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis. Nine days after the first operation, we explored her wrist. We observed that the flexor pollicis longus tendon was compressed by the inserted plate. Then revision surgery and tendon repair were performed. Three months later, the fracture was healed and flexor pollicis longus function recovered well without sequelae. Approach through the interval between flexor carpi radialis and radial artery is preferred to prevent tendon entrapement.

Ultrasound changes in the extensor pollicis longus and flexor pollicis longus tendons following open reduction and internal fixation of displaced intra-articular fractures of the distal radius

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. Owers ◽  
P. P. Grieve ◽  
S. Mee ◽  
N. S. Chew ◽  
G. Ansede ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distal Radius Fracture ◽  
Distal Radius ◽  
Radius Fracture ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus ◽  
Extensor Pollicis Longus ◽  
Longus Tendon ◽  
Articular Fractures ◽  
Pin Fixation ◽  
Active Mobilization ◽  
Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon

A previous ultrasound study showed inflammation around the extensor pollicis longus tendon and surrounding structures at 6 weeks after manipulation, with or without pin fixation, and immobilization for distal radius fracture. Ultrasound examination after plating of distal radius fracture followed by early active mobilization of the wrist showed a short-lived inflammatory response, evident at 2 weeks but not at 6 weeks, around the extensor pollicis longus tendon (26 wrists examined) and flexor pollicis longus tendon (18 wrists examined). Early active mobilization of the wrist appears to limit the duration of inflammation around these tendons.

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