Bilateral spontaneous rupture of the flexor digitorum superficialis and the flexor digitorum profundus in a diabetic patient

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 297-301

  El Zahran, Tharwat ^a   Collins, Kevin ^a   Terk, Michael R ^a  

^a Emory Spine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Flexor digitorum profundus; Flexor digitorum superficialis; Spontaneous rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON RUPTURE; FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS TENDON RUPTURE; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINTING; SYNOVECTOMY; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON TRANSFER; TENOSYNOVECTOMY;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84874080015     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: 14322161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-012-1504-4     Document Type: Article

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