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Published in: HAND 3/2015

01-09-2015

Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons of the index finger. A report of two cases

Authors: Francisco Martinez-Martinez, Jose Manuel Moreno-Fernandez, Pablo Sabino Rotella, Fernando Santonja-Medina, Manuel Medina-Quiros, Antonio Garcia-Lopez

Published in: HAND | Issue 3/2015

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The closed rupture of the extensor tendons of the hand rarely occurs [6]. The isolated involvement of the extensor digitorum communis of the index finger (EDCI) and extensor indicisproprius (EIP) tendons after closed trauma barely appears in the literature [3, 6, 8, 9]. Spontaneous rupture of these tendons is described in patients with risk factors …
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Metadata
Title
Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons of the index finger. A report of two cases
Authors
Francisco Martinez-Martinez
Jose Manuel Moreno-Fernandez
Pablo Sabino Rotella
Fernando Santonja-Medina
Manuel Medina-Quiros
Antonio Garcia-Lopez
Publication date
01-09-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
HAND / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1558-9447
Electronic ISSN: 1558-9455
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-014-9709-8

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