Bilateral isolated absence of flexor pollicis longus tendon: report on a rare case management

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 478-480
Author(s):  
A. NATHER ◽  
P. Y. CHONG

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.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. e237184
Author(s):  
Keith Hay-Man Wan ◽  
Michael Siu-Hei Tse

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.


2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. CASALETTO ◽  
D. MACHIN ◽  
R. LEUNG ◽  
D. J. BROWN

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.


1988 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 474-476
Author(s):  
H. J. HAGAN ◽  
R. S. IDLER

A case is described in which an anomalous insertion of the flexor pollicis longus tendon into the region of the carpal tunnel caused limited active flexion of the thumb in a child. This is the first reported case of this anomaly in which an apparent familial relationship has been noted, and the first reported case in the Caucasian race. Two similar cases in Japanese have been described. Abnormal insertion of a portion of the flexor pollicis longus must be included in the differential diagnosis of inadequate thumb flexion.


1999 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1211-1219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoru Saitoh ◽  
Yukihiko Hata ◽  
Narimichi Murakami ◽  
Yukio Nakatsuchi ◽  
Hiroshi Seki ◽  
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