Bilateral closed flexor pollicis longus musculotendinous junction ruptures

Open traumatic avulsion of the flexor pollicis longus tendon from the musculotendinous area: a case report.

A traumatic avulsion of the flexor tendon at the musculotendinous junction in nonamputated digits is a very rare injury. We present a 14-year-old girl who sustained a longitudinal, tensile, injurious force directly to the flexor pollicis longus tendon after an open thenar injury resulting in its avulsion at the musculotendinous junction. In an effort to minimize soft-tissue damage and preserve ...

Tendon Transfer in Congenital Deficiency of Flexor Pollicis Longus

Tendon Transfer in Congenital Deficiency of Flexor Pollicis Longus

Congenital absence of flexor pollicis longus without associated anomalies is a rare cause of inability to flex the inter-phalangeal (IP) joint of the thumb. Other causes are: anomalous insertion of flexor pollicis longus (FPL), congenital tenovaginitis of the flexor tendon sheath, partial anterior interosseous nerve paralysis, traumatic rupture of FPL and anomalous bands connecting tendons.1 A ...

Translocation of the flexor pollicis longus tendon to restore opposition.

Many operations have been described to restore active opposition of the thumb, but all are dependent on the transplant of tendons and their rerouting to fulfil their new function. When there is no motor available for transplant-quite a common problem-the accepted procedure is to unite the first metacarpal bone to the second in the position of opposition. In 193 1 von Baeyer described a method o...

Flexor pollicis longus tenosynovitis caused by Mycobacterium marinum infection.

To cite: Iyengar KP, Matar HE, Jayeola AO, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-205443 DESCRIPTION Among infections of the hand, Mycobacterium marinum accounts for 0.04–0.27/100 000 cases; most are caused by superficial abrasions from water and other environmental sources. M. marinum has an extensive habitat and lives in a warm aquatic envi...