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Case Reports
. 1990 Sep;15(5):745-7.
doi: 10.1016/0363-5023(90)90148-k.

Closed traumatic rupture of the ring finger flexor tendon pulley

Y Tropet  1 , D Menez, P Balmat, R Pem, P Vichard
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Case Reports

Closed traumatic rupture of the ring finger flexor tendon pulley

Y Tropet et al. J Hand Surg Am. 1990 Sep.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of closed traumatic rupture of the ring finger flexor tendon pulley not previously reported in the literature. This injury occurred in a 21-year-old athlete during rockclimbing. Lack of flexion of the distal interphalangeal joint was accompanied by a palpable subcutaneous cord on the palmar side of the proximal phalanx. A simple repair of the pulley was done. The postoperative functional result was satisfactory.

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