Acute flexor tendon injury following midshaft radius and ulna fractures in a paediatric patient

Delayed rupture of the extensor and flexor tendons are recognised complications of distal radius fractures. However, acute flexor tendon rupture in the context of forearm fractures is rare. A twelve-year-old female sustained midshaft fractures of the radius and ulna. Intra-operatively the flexor pol...

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Main Authors: James Williams, Rupert Wharton, Peter Peev, Maxim Horwitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644018300074