Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon Rupture due to Scaphoid Nonunion

Jung Hyun Park; Hong Je Kang

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Park and Kang: Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon Rupture due to Scaphoid Nonunion

Case Report

J Korean Soc Surg Hand 2015;20(1):28-32.

Published online: 11 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12790/jkssh.2015.20.1.28

Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon Rupture due to Scaphoid Nonunion

Jung Hyun Park, Hong Je Kang

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea

Correspondence to: Hong Je Kang Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, 460 Iksan-daero, Iksan 570-749, Korea TEL: +82-63-859-1360 FAX: +82-63-852-9329 E-mail: kanghongje@hanmail.net

Received 13 November 201423 February 2015 Accepted 26 February 2015

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Flexor pollicis longus rupture due to scaphoid nonunion is very rare complication. It has never been reported in the Korean literatures. We reported a case of flexor pollicis longus rupture due to scaphoid non union that was treated by tendon graft with palmaris longus and osteosynthesis with bone graft.

Keywords: Scaphoid nonunion, Flexor pollicis longus, Tendon rupture

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Fig. 1.

(A-C) Preoperative radiography. Scaphoid nonunion with humpback deformity is observed. The distal fragment is located anterior to the proximal one.

Fig. 2.

(A, B) Intraoperative view. Attritional ruptured of Flexor pollicis longus was caused protruded fragment through rupture in the volar capsule. We underwent tendon graft with palmaris longus and osteosynthesis with bone graft.

Fig. 3.

(A-C) Postoperative radiography. Bone union obtained after 3 months.

Fig. 4.

Postoperative range of motions of thumb.

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