Author:
Welbeck Arakua,Goldfarb Charles A.,Calfee Ryan P.,Dy Christopher J.
Abstract
Flexor pollicis longus rupture is an uncommon but potentially debilitating complication after volar locking plate fixation of distal radius fractures, occurring secondary to tendon attrition against the implant. This nature of tendon injury typically precludes primary repair. This paper will illustrate 2 reconstruction techniques, an interpositional tendon graft and a tendon transfer, that have been utilized successfully by the authors.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)