Flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon hypoplasia: A case report and literature review

An 18-year-old female presented with long-standing inability to flex her left thumb. MRI of the left thumb revealed flexor pollicus longus (FPL) tendon hypoplasia, and subsequent ultrasound of the bilateral thumbs confirmed a left-sided hypoplastic FPL tendon. Structural integrity of the left FPL te...

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Main Authors: Sachin Dheer, MD, Joon S. Oh, Michael Rivlin, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043319300548