Spontaneous rupture of the flex or pollicis longus tendon on a sesamoid bone

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume)

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-382

  Webb, J B ^a   Elliot, D ^a  

^a St Andrew's Centre Plastic Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOPHYTE; SESAMOID BONE;

CARPAL BONES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TENDON INJURIES; THUMB;

EID: 0030750513     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(97)80407-X     Document Type: Article

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