Spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon in a professional skier

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 489-491

  Fujita, Norifumi ^a   Doita, Minoru ^b   Yoshikawa, Masaho ^a   Fujioka, Hiroyuki ^b   Sha, Norihide ^a   Yoshiya, Shinichi ^b  

^a Kanebo Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Extensor indicis proprius; Extensor pollicis longus; Ski; Tendon rupture; Tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; RUPTURE; SKIING; TENDON INJURY; TENDON TRANSFER; THUMB;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SKIING; TENDON INJURIES; TENDON TRANSFER; THUMB;

EID: 25444485712     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-004-0539-z     Document Type: Article

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