Although extensor pollicis longus tendon ruptures have been noted as a complication
of distal radius fractures, flexor tendon ruptures in association with acute fractures
of the distal radius are rare. We report a rupture of the flexor carpi radialis tendon
as a complication of an acute distal radius fracture that was discovered during operative
management of the fracture.
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Accepted:
March 22,
2007
Received:
January 9,
2007
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© 2007 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
