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Rapid Communication| Volume 22, ISSUE 2, P263-265, March 1997

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Rupture of all finger flexor tendons 17 years after a colles fracture: A case report

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    1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Pellenberg, K. U. Leuven, Pellenberg, Belgium.
    J. Van Loon
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    1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Pellenberg, K. U. Leuven, Pellenberg, Belgium.
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    Pellenberg, Belgium
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  • L. De Smet
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    Reprint requests: Dr. L. De Smet, University Hospital Pellenberg, Department of Orthopedics, K. U. Leuven, B-3212 Pellenberg, Belgium.
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    Pellenberg, Belgium
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  • Author Footnotes
    1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Pellenberg, K. U. Leuven, Pellenberg, Belgium.
    G. Fabry
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    1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Pellenberg, K. U. Leuven, Pellenberg, Belgium.
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    1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Pellenberg, K. U. Leuven, Pellenberg, Belgium.
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      A case with closed sequentional rupture of all flexor tendons of the fingers, 17 years after a Colles fracture is described. The repair with free tendon grafts resulted in a fair result.
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