Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 587-590 , July 2004

Spontaneous rupture of the flexor digitorum profundus and superficialis of the index finger and the flexor pollicis longus without labor-associated tendon loading1

  • Shinji Imai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Shinji Imai, MD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-2192, Japan
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  • Mitsuhiko Kubo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan
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  • Katsuhisa Kikuchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan
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  • Hiroaki Ueba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan
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  • Yoshitaka Matsusue, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan

Received 12 June 2003 ,Accepted 1 March 2004.

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☆ Supported by grants from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, a Grant-in-Aid from the Japan Ministry of Education, the Uehama Memorial Foundation, and the Japan Orthopaedics and Traumatology Foundation.

PII: S0363-5023(04)00215-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.03.005

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 587-590 , July 2004

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