Spontaneous Flexor Tendon Rupture due to Primary Distal Radioulnar Joint Osteoarthritis
Joint Authors
Sonohata, Motoki
Hashimoto, Akira
Senba, Hideyuki
Mawatari, Masaaki
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Spontaneous flexor tendon rupture is rare, occurring most commonly in the little finger or flexor pollicis longus.
To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports of spontaneous flexor tendon rupture due to primary distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) osteoarthritis (OA).
We present a case of spontaneous flexor tendon rupture in the index finger due to primary DRUJ OA in a 71-year-old female farmer.
Surgical exploration confirmed that, at the wrist joint level, the flexor digitorum profundus of the index finger had undergone degeneration and complete rupture.
The flexor digitorum superficialis of the index finger was elongated and thinned.
A bony spur toward the volar side was covered with synovial fluid from a pinhole-sized perforation of the capsule.
The combination of direct friction from the DRUJ spur and the matrix metalloproteinases in the synovial fluid from the perforation of the DRUJ capsule may have caused the spontaneous flexor tendon rupture.
Palmar-side symptoms associated with DRUJ OA should be carefully examined because of the risk of spontaneous flexor tendon rupture.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hashimoto, Akira& Sonohata, Motoki& Senba, Hideyuki& Mawatari, Masaaki. 2019. Spontaneous Flexor Tendon Rupture due to Primary Distal Radioulnar Joint Osteoarthritis. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142913
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hashimoto, Akira…[et al.]. Spontaneous Flexor Tendon Rupture due to Primary Distal Radioulnar Joint Osteoarthritis. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142913
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hashimoto, Akira& Sonohata, Motoki& Senba, Hideyuki& Mawatari, Masaaki. Spontaneous Flexor Tendon Rupture due to Primary Distal Radioulnar Joint Osteoarthritis. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142913
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1142913