Spontaneous closed zone IV rupture of flexor digitorum profundus tendon to the fifth finger

We present a case of spontaneous closed flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon rupture of the fifth finger occurring in the carpal tunnel region (Zone IV) of the hand. A review of literature illustrates that spontaneous rupture of FDP in Zone IV is extremely rare and we wish to highlight this.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Whitehouse, Harry, Chan, Jeffrey C. Y., James, Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6179062/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30320154
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2018.1522960
Descripción
Sumario:We present a case of spontaneous closed flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon rupture of the fifth finger occurring in the carpal tunnel region (Zone IV) of the hand. A review of literature illustrates that spontaneous rupture of FDP in Zone IV is extremely rare and we wish to highlight this.

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