Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9358233 Revue de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Réparatrice de l'Appareil Moteur 2005 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
We report four cases of flexor tendon ruptures which occurred after distal radial fracture and reviewed the 25 other cases reported in the literature since 1932. Analysis of these 29 cases disclosed the causes of these ruptures. A deformed callus after distal radial fracture or presence of an anterior osteosynthesis plate can under certain conditions lead to secondary flexor tendon tears. It was also found that tears of the flexor pollicis longus rupture predominate, followed by injury to the flexor digitorum profundis and superficialis of the index finger. Other tendons have only been involved in only a few cases. In order to avoid this complication, we propose systematic removal of anterior plates or secondary replacement if the reduction is not totally anatomic. Surgeons should recall the importance of anatomic reduction of distal radial fractures.
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