Closed rupture of the flexor tendons of the index finger caused by a pathological fracture secondary to an intraosseous ganglion in the lunate.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a rare occurrence of attritional rupture of both flexor tendons of the right index finger in a 71 year-old man with a pathological fracture of the lunate arising from an intraosseous ganglion.
Medical subject headings
- Finger Injuries
- Fractures, Spontaneous
- Ganglion Cysts
- Lunate Bone
- Tendon Injuries