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Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis of Digital Flexor Tendon Rupture After Primary Repair

From the Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, and The Indiana Hand Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Correspondence: James H. Calandruccio, MD, 869 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103, USA.

Because the clinical diagnosis of rupture of a digital flexor tendon was uncertain 10 days after primary repair, magnetic resonance imaging was used for evaluation, correlating precisely with the surgical pathology. This non-invasive tool can be very helpful in the early post-operative period when active flexion is not possible to aid in the clinical diagnosis of tendon rupture.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 20, No. 3, 289-290 (1995)
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(05)80080-4


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