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Takayuki Ishii1, Masayoshi Ikeda, Yuka Kobayashi
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
We present a case of subcutaneous flexor tendon rupture of the index finger following malunion of a distal radius fracture. The cause of the tendon rupture was mechanical attrition due to a bony prominence at the palmar joint rim in the distal radius due to malunion. Corrective osteotomy and the Sauvé-Kapandji procedure were carried out for the wrist pain and forearm rotation disability and a tendon graft was carried out for the flexor tendon rupture. Recovery was satisfactory.
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