Flexor pollicis longus injury after corrective osteotomy of distal radius malunion with volar fixed-angle plating: case report and review literature of the flexor tendon injuries after volar plating.

Flexor tendon injury is a potential complication after volar plating of distal radius fracture. This article reports a case of flexor pollicis longus tendon rupture after corrective osteotomy of a distal radius malunion with volar fixed-angle plating. Thirty-three cases of flexor tendon injuries after fixed-angle volar plating and eleven cases of flexor tendon injuries after non-fixed-angle volar plating were also reviewed.

Pullout button suture for the treatment of type IV avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon: case report.

A variety of surgical treatment methods for an avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) from its insertion and simultaneous fracture of the volar base of the distal phalanx, the so-called type IV FDP avulsion had been reported. The need to simultaneously reattach the FDP tendon and fixate the avulsed bony fragment makes the treatment of this injury challenging. The authors described a surgical technique of repair using a pullout suture tied over an external dorsal button without the need for retained hardware.

A new alternative to quantify finger rotation: angles between the axis of flexed fingers and the axis of third metacarpal bone.

Objective: To determine whether the proposed angle, formed between the axis of middle and distal phalanges of each of flexed fingers and the axis of the third metacarpal bone was symmetrical between both hands in adult population.

Material And Method: Thirty-one volunteers (12 males and 19 females) having normal and uninjured hands with an average age of 38 years underwent a fluoroscopic examination of their hands. All volunteers put their hands in a special positioning device that passively held the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints in full flexion with distal interphalangeal joint in full extension.

Triggering of extensor pollicis longus tendon: case report.

Triggering of extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon is an uncommon phenomenon with a few reports in the previous literature. Because of its rarity, the recommendations for management are sparse. We report a case of triggering EPL tendon secondary to the tendon nodule in a 42-year-old woman treated with the surgical decompression.

Symptomatic flexor carpi radialis brevis: case report.

A patient with a flexor carpi radialis brevis (FCRB) is reported. In contrast to all but one previous case, the anomalous FCRB was painful. The FCRB tendon was located in a separate compartment; the tenosynovitis in that compartment was the likely cause of pain.