Delayed flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus ruptures in a trigger finger after a steroid injection: A case report

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 479-482

  Fitzgerald, Brian T ^a   Hofmeister, Eric P ^a   Fan, Ryan A ^a   Thompson, Michael A ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Flexor tendon rupture; Trigger finger

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; SILICONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS MUSCLE; FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAND DISEASE; HAND MUSCLE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAPPING FINGER; STENOSING TENOSYNOVITIS; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON TRANSFER; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; DEBRIDEMENT; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; RUPTURE; SILICONES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENOSYNOVITIS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 19944408969     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.10.011     Document Type: Article

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