Failure of flexor pollicis longus repair caused by anomalous flexor pollicis longus to index flexor digitorum profundus interconnections: A case report

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 483-486

  Stahl, Shalom ^a   Stahl, Shy ^a   Calif, Edward ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anomalies; Complications; Suture; Tendon injuries; Thumb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS MUSCLE; FLEXOR POLLICIS LONGUS MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; HAND DISEASE; HAND MUSCLE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINTING; TENDON LESION; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 19944367909     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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