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Mohammad M Al-Qattan1, Hala Kfoury1
1Departments of Surgery and Pathology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Journal of Hand Surgery
|April 23, 2015
Abstract:
We report a patient who developed a delayed hypersensitivity reaction to a polypropylene suture used in flexor pollicis longus repair. We also review the literature and aim to increase the awareness of hand surgeons to the presentation, diagnosis, and management of these rare cases.

