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An Unreported Cause of Rupture of the Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon

From the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK

Correspondence: O. C. S. Cassell FRCSEd, Department of Plastic Surgery, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK.

Avulsion fractures of the index metacarpal at the insertion of extensor carpi radialis longus are rare. We report such a fracture and the resulting complication of division of the extensor pollicus longus tendon, by the avulsed bony fragment.

Careful clinical assessment and appropriate radiological examination is needed to diagnose this rare fracture and internal fixation is recommended.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 21, No. 5, 640-641 (1996)
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(96)80148-3


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