Rupture of the Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon Involved between the Radial Shaft and the Volar Locking Plate

Yuri Hiraishi; Hiroo Kimura; Taku Suzuki; Noboru Matsumura; Takuji Iwamoto; Morio Matsumoto; Masaya Nakamura

doi:10.1055/s-0043-1761424

Journal of Wrist Surgery, Table of Contents

J Wrist Surg 2023; 12(06): 540-542
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1761424

Case Report

Rupture of the Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon Involved between the Radial Shaft and the Volar Locking Plate

Yuri Hiraishi

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Hiroo Kimura

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Taku Suzuki

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Noboru Matsumura

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Takuji Iwamoto

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Morio Matsumoto

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Masaya Nakamura

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Abstract

We report the case of a 61-year-old woman with right-sided flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon ruptured a month after volar locking plate fixation. Five months after the initial operation, hardware removal and reconstruction of the FPL tendon with the ipsilateral palmaris longus were performed. The proximal stump of the ruptured FPL tendon was found in the space between the distal radius and plate.

Keywords

distal radius - fracture - FPL tendon - volar locking plate

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