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Spontaneous flexor tendon rupture due to atraumatic chronic carpal instability
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, St. George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Journal of Wrist Surgery
|July 18, 2014
Summary
Spontaneous flexor tendon rupture, typically linked to injury or disease, can also stem from chronic carpal instability. This case details an unusual cause of flexor tendon rupture due to carpal pathology.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Hand Surgery
- Musculoskeletal Research
Background:
- Spontaneous flexor tendon rupture is usually associated with prior hand/wrist injury or systemic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
- Attritional ruptures from chronic carpal pathology are less common than traumatic ruptures.
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