Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4065824 | The Journal of Hand Surgery | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Extensor tendon subluxation over the metacarpal head, leading to metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar deviation, is a hand deformity seen in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Apart from soft tissue procedures, metacarpal shortening osteotomy is a previously described surgical treatment for this deformity. We present a patient whose fixed deformity was spontaneously corrected after a displaced distal radius fracture. At 1 year, the correction was maintained. We discuss the biomechanical basis behind the phenomenon.
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Authors
Sreedharan Sechachalam, Qi Hui Bernice Heng,