Rupture of flexor tendons after arthrodesis of the basal joint of the thumb

Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2002;36(4):243-4. doi: 10.1080/02844310260259941.

Abstract

We report a case of rupture of the flexor tendons to the index finger after arthrodesis of the basal joint of the thumb. The tendons ruptured as a result of the Kirschner wires having penetrated in the carpal tunnel. This unusual complication was treated by tendon graft of the palmaris longus tendon.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthrodesis / adverse effects*
  • Arthrodesis / methods
  • Finger Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Finger Joint / surgery
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hand Deformities, Acquired / diagnosis
  • Hand Deformities, Acquired / etiology
  • Hand Deformities, Acquired / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Orthopedic Procedures / methods
  • Osteoarthritis / complications
  • Osteoarthritis / diagnosis
  • Radiography
  • Range of Motion, Articular / physiology
  • Recovery of Function
  • Risk Assessment
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / diagnostic imaging
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / etiology
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / surgery
  • Tendon Injuries
  • Tendons / diagnostic imaging
  • Tendons / surgery*
  • Thumb / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome