Closed extensor tendon rupture caused by Kienböck disease: a case report

Kienböck disease, a rare disease that can cause chronic pain and motor dysfunction, occurs due to avascular necrosis of the lunate bone, which leads to dislocation of the carpal bone. Among various other etiologies, Kienböck disease can cause closed tendon rupture of the finger. In this report, we i...

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Autores principales: Choi, Jong Yun, Cha, Won Jin, Jung, Ee Room, Seo, Bommie F., Jung, Sung-No
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2022
Materias:
Hand/Peripheral Nerve
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8795655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35086314
http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2021.01522
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Sumario:Kienböck disease, a rare disease that can cause chronic pain and motor dysfunction, occurs due to avascular necrosis of the lunate bone, which leads to dislocation of the carpal bone. Among various other etiologies, Kienböck disease can cause closed tendon rupture of the finger. In this report, we introduce a case of total rupture of the second extensor digitorum communis and the extensor indicis proprius tendons caused by undiagnosed Kienböck disease in an elderly female patient.

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