Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10083283 | The Journal of Hand Surgery | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A traumatic avulsion of the flexor tendon at the musculotendinous junction in nonamputated digits is a very rare injury. We present a 14-year-old girl who sustained a longitudinal, tensile, injurious force directly to the flexor pollicis longus tendon after an open thenar injury resulting in its avulsion at the musculotendinous junction. In an effort to minimize soft-tissue damage and preserve the transverse ligament of the carpus the tendon was retrieved through a separate forearm incision. Direct repair was made by encapsulation of the tendon into the muscle belly. The functional result 30 months after surgery was satisfactory.
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Authors
Panagiotis MD, PhD, Dimitrios MD, Anastasios MD, PhD, Ioannis MD, John MD, PhD,