Closed extensor tendon rupture caused by Kienböck disease: a case report

Jong Yun Choi, Won Jin Cha, Ee Room Jung, Bommie F. Seo, Sung No Jung

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Abstract

Kienböck disease, a rare disease that can cause chronic pain and motor dysfunction, occurs due to avascular necrosis of the lunate bone, which leads to dislocation of the carpal bone. Among various other etiologies, Kienböck disease can cause closed tendon rupture of the fin-ger. In this report, we introduce a case of total rupture of the second extensor digitorum communis and the extensor indicis proprius tendons caused by undiagnosed Kienböck disease in an elderly female patient.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)76-79
Number of pages4
JournalArchives of Plastic Surgery
Volume49
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2022

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Keywords

  • Caes reports
  • Lunate bone
  • Osteonecrosis
  • Tendon injuries
  • Tendon transfer

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