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Rupture of Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon Caused by Scaphoid Nonunion Advanced Collapse Wrist
Joint Authors
Hama, Shunpei
Minato, Kenta
Fukuda, Makoto
Kojima, Takahito
Yasuda, Masataka
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-08-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report the case of a 69-year-old male patient with extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon rupture associated with a scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse (SNAC) wrist.
He could not actively extend the left thumb interphalangeal joint and visited our institution for an examination.
Plain X-rays revealed advanced stage SNAC and an enlarged soft tissue shadow owing to dorsal ridge growth.
The patient was diagnosed with EPL tendon subcutaneous rupture due to SNAC.
During surgery, the EPL tendon was found to be absent, a proximal-type scaphoid nonunion was detected, and bone growth to the dorsal part of the dorsal ridge was observed.
Considering that the EPL tendon rupture was associated with the bone growth, we performed scaphoid lunate advanced collapse (SLAC) reconstruction and extensor indicis proprius tendon transfer which needed a revision tendon surgery afterward.
To the best of our knowledge, EPL tendon ruptures caused by SLAC or SNAC are considered rare and have not yet been reported.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kojima, Takahito& Yasuda, Masataka& Hama, Shunpei& Fukuda, Makoto& Minato, Kenta. 2020. Rupture of Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon Caused by Scaphoid Nonunion Advanced Collapse Wrist. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kojima, Takahito…[et al.]. Rupture of Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon Caused by Scaphoid Nonunion Advanced Collapse Wrist. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kojima, Takahito& Yasuda, Masataka& Hama, Shunpei& Fukuda, Makoto& Minato, Kenta. Rupture of Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon Caused by Scaphoid Nonunion Advanced Collapse Wrist. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150095
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150095