Rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon in trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: case report.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.03.017.
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Abstract
We report a case of rupture of the EPL tendon that occurred in a patient with trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis. We assume that the rupture was secondary to attrition caused by a bony protrusion of advanced trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis.
Medical subject headings
- Osteoarthritis
- Tendon Injuries
Anatomy
- hand
- wrist