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Closed Rupture of the Flexor Tendons of the Index Finger Caused by A Pathological Fracture Secondary to an Intraosseous Ganglion in the Lunate

From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto City, Nagano, Japan

Correspondence: Hiroshi Yamazaki, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto City, Nagano, 390-0304, Japan Tel.: +263 37 2659; fax: +263 35 8844. E-mail:h-ymzk{at}hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp

We report a rare occurrence of attritional rupture of both flexor tendons of the right index finger in a 71 year-old man with a pathological fracture of the lunate arising from an intraosseous ganglion.

Key Words: intraosseous ganglion • lunate • flexor tendon • closed rupture

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Vol. 32, No. 1, 105-107 (2007)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2006.08.001


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