Volar locking plates not touching the flexor pollicis longus tendon appear as prominences on radiographs: a cadaver study

Volar locking plates not touching the flexor pollicis longus tendon appear as prominences on radiographs: a cadaver study

Abstract Background Plate protrusion is a risk factor for flexor pollicis longus (FPL) rupture following volar locking plate (VLP) surgery. However, plate prominence on follow-up radiographs is common. We hypothesised that a VLP that does not touch the FPL tendon can appear as a plate prominence pro...

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Main Authors: Kotaro Sato, Yuki Kikuchi, Yoshikuni Mimata, Kenya Murakami, Gaku Takahashi, Minoru Doita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Subjects:
Anatomical study
Distal radius fracture
Flexor pollicis longus
Tendon rupture
Volar locking plate
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10195-019-0536-0

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