A complication of the buried suture.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A buried suture used in the repair of the central slip of a digital extensor resulted in an erosive lesion of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the long finger. In a review of the literature I can find no other reports describing this unusual complication.
Medical subject headings
- Finger Injuries
- Finger Joint
- Suture Techniques
- Tendon Injuries