Abstract
Six months after the internal fixation of a distal intra-articular fracture of the radius with a fixed-angle plate (APTUS by Medartis), a 79 year old woman sustained chronic tears in flexor digitorum profundus tendons II, III and the flexor pollicis longus tendon.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Bone Plates / adverse effects*
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Equipment Design
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Female
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Fracture Fixation, Internal / instrumentation*
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Hand Injuries / diagnosis
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Hand Injuries / etiology*
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Hand Injuries / surgery
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Humans
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
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Postoperative Complications / etiology*
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Postoperative Complications / surgery
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Radius Fractures / surgery
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Reoperation
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Rupture
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Tendon Injuries / diagnosis
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Tendon Injuries / etiology*
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Tendon Injuries / surgery
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Tendon Transfer
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Thumb / injuries
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Thumb / surgery
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Wrist Injuries / surgery*