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[Spontaneous rupture of extensor pollicis longus in isolated trapeziometacarpal arthritis]
T Apard1, L Marcucci, J Jarriges
1Centre de chirurgie de la main, hôpital privé Saint-Martin, Caen, France. thomasapard@yahoo.fr
Chirurgie De La Main
|October 4, 2011
Abstract:
A spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon occurred in a patient with trapeziometacarpal arthritis. We hypothesize that a mechanical attrition by protrusion at the trapeziometacarpal joint alone was responsible of a spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon.
