[Spontaneous rupture of extensor pollicis longus in isolated trapeziometacarpal arthritis]

T Apard; L Marcucci; J Jarriges

doi:10.1016/j.main.2011.08.004

[Spontaneous rupture of extensor pollicis longus in isolated trapeziometacarpal arthritis]

Chir Main. 2011 Oct;30(5):349-51. doi: 10.1016/j.main.2011.08.004. Epub 2011 Sep 9.

[Article in French]

Authors

T Apard¹, L Marcucci, J Jarriges

Affiliation

¹ Centre de chirurgie de la main, hôpital privé Saint-Martin, Caen, France. thomasapard@yahoo.fr

PMID: 21962438
DOI: 10.1016/j.main.2011.08.004

Abstract

A spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon occurred in a patient with trapeziometacarpal arthritis. We hypothesize that a mechanical attrition by protrusion at the trapeziometacarpal joint alone was responsible of a spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Arthritis / diagnostic imaging
Arthritis / physiopathology*
Carpometacarpal Joints / diagnostic imaging
Carpometacarpal Joints / physiopathology*
Female
Humans
Metacarpal Bones / diagnostic imaging
Metacarpal Bones / physiopathology*
Radiography
Rupture, Spontaneous / physiopathology
Tendon Injuries / physiopathology*
Trapezium Bone / diagnostic imaging
Trapezium Bone / physiopathology*