Avulsion Fracture of the Index Metacarpal Base by the Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus: Case Report

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Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 2001;6(1):90-92.
Published online January 1, 2001.

Jin Ho Kim, Jong Kuk Ahn, Yerl Bo Sung, Jae Kwang Yum, Jae Kwang Hwang, Hyung Jin Chung, Tae Hyung Kim

제 2 중수골 기저부에 발생한 장 요수근 신근의 견열 골절: 증례 보고

김진호, 안종국, 성열보, 염재광, 황재광, 정형진, 김태형

Abstract

Closed ruptures and avulsions of tendons are commonplace in various anatomical sites, but an isolated avulsion of the tendon of extensor carpi radialis longus(ECRL) is unusual. A case of isolated traumatic avulsion of the tendon of extensor carpi radialis longus is described. The anatomy of the region and mechanism of injury are discussed, as is the importance of open reducion with internal fixation

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