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Spontaneous rupture of the flexor carpi radialis tendon
1Hand and Microsurgery Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|February 1, 1991
Abstract:
Three cases of closed rupture of the flexor carpi radialis tendon associated with scapho-trapezio-trapezoidal arthritis are reported. Carpal tunnel surgery preceded all three ruptures. Local steroid injection preceded two ruptures. Long-term disability was minimal.