Unusual case of locked trigger thumb due to tophaceous infiltration of the flexor tendon over the wrist: a lesson learned

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. e237184
Author(s):  
Keith Hay-Man Wan ◽  
Michael Siu-Hei Tse
Keyword(s):  
Rare Case ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Flexor Tendon ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus ◽  
Trigger Thumb ◽  
Longus Tendon ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon

We report a rare case in which intratendinous gouty tophi were found within the flexor pollicis longus tendon at the wrist, causing locked thumb, which was misdiagnosed as trigger thumb.

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.

A Rare Case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome due to Tenosynovial Osteochondroma

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 478-480
Author(s):  
A. NATHER ◽  
P. Y. CHONG
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Histological Examination ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Tendon Sheath ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus ◽  
Synovial Lining ◽  
Longus Tendon ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon

A rare case of carpal tunnel syndrome due to an extra-articular synovial osteochondroma arising from the synovial sheath of the flexor pollicis longus tendon, is described. This has not been described in the literature previously. The cyst with the contained osteochondroma was excised with good relief of symptoms. The histological examination of the osteochondroma revealed another interesting and unusual feature. We would like to document a case of tenosynovial chondrometaplasia of the synovial lining of a tendon sheath. Only a few such cases have been reported in the literature.

Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon Ruptures after Palmar Plate Fixation of Fractures of the Distal Radius

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. CASALETTO ◽  
D. MACHIN ◽  
R. LEUNG ◽  
D. J. BROWN
Keyword(s):  
Standard Treatment ◽  
Plate Fixation ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus ◽  
Distal Radial Fractures ◽  
Extensor Pollicis Longus ◽  
Longus Tendon ◽  
Palmar Plate ◽  
Tendon Ruptures ◽  
Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon ◽  
Palmar Plate Fixation

Palmar plate fixation of distal radial fractures is becoming a standard treatment for this common injury. Ruptures of the extensor pollicis longus tendon have been reported in 8.6% of cases after this procedure. Although palmar plate fixation has also been associated with flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon problems, the majority of reported cases pre-date the use of newer anatomically precontoured locking plates. In this paper seven cases of FPL rupture are presented. This complication does not appear to be unique to one type of implant. The possible aetiologies for FPL ruptures are discussed and ways to reduce the incidence of this complication are suggested.

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