Rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon after Colles' Fracture ; The results of tendon transfer -Case Reports-

Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 1999;4(1):51-54.
Published online January 1, 1999.

Kwan Hee Lee,Heung Sik Kang,Seok Myun Ko,In Suk Oh,Chang Sun Kim

원위 요골 골절후 장모지 신전건 파열의 건전이술을 이용한 수술적 치험-증례 보고-

이관희,강흥식,고석면,오인석,김창순

Abstract

Spontaneous rupture of extensor pollicis longus after Colles' fracture has been reported since Duplay first described the condition in 1876. In its case, it is difficult to reconstruct its defect with direct end-to -end repair. Thus, many authors tried to reconstruct E.P.L. with tendon graft or tendon transfer using extensor indicis proprius and extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, but suggested that the tendon transfer with extensor indicis proprius would be better. The authors report two patients of ruptured E.P.L. after Colles' fracture, operated by the tendon transfer using extensor indicis proprius with an excellent result.