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Attritional flexor tendon ruptures after a malunited intra-articular fracture of the distal radius

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Rupture of the flexor tendon following Colles fracture is uncommon. In all reported cases it occurred as a complication of an extra-articular, displaced fracture of the distal radius. We report a case in which flexor tendon rupture occurred 30 years after a comminuted intra-articular fracture of the distal end of the radius. There have been no reports of delayed flexor tendon rupture after an intra-articular fracture of the distal radius in young adults.

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  1. Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Japan

    H. Takami, S. Takahashi & M. Ando

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Takami, H., Takahashi, S. & Ando, M. Attritional flexor tendon ruptures after a malunited intra-articular fracture of the distal radius. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 116, 507–509 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387589

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