Management Options and Clinical Outcomes After Flexor Tendon Ruptures Following Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures
Flexor tendon ruptures can occur following volar plating of distal radius fractures, even years after fixation of the fracture. These are attritional ruptures and generally reconstructed with tendon grafting of transfer, providing functional flexion of the affected digit.
Authors
- Warren C. Hammert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7767-4124)
- Hannah C. Langdell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2904-3018)
- Emmanuel O. Emovon
Institutions
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Duke University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hand
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15589447241292654
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00