First Extensor Compartment Tendon Rupture in the Setting of a Radial Styloid and Both-Bone Forearm Fracture: A Case Report.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
JBJS Case Connector
Abstract
CASE: We report on the rare occurrence of first extensor compartment tendon injury at the myotendinous junction after fractures of the radial styloid and both-bone forearm in a healthy 59-year-old man. Here, a novel technique for repair of this unique injury and an additional proposed mechanism of tendon rupture are discussed.
CONCLUSION: We advocate for the suspicion of tendon rupture in the first dorsal compartment with fractures of the radial styloid and both-bone forearm. Tubularization and transfer of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons to the brachioradialis muscle may be of benefit in these patients.
DOI
10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00232
Publication Date
5-7-2021
Recommended Citation
Hockman TN, Triplet JJ, DeGenova DT, French BG. First Extensor Compartment Tendon Rupture in the Setting of a Radial Styloid and Both-Bone Forearm Fracture: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2021 May 7;11(2). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00232. PMID: 33961587.