Flexor Tendon Rupture Secondary to Gouty Infiltration: A Case Report.
- Author:
Ji Ho LEE
1
;
Byoung Joo LEE
;
Poong Tak KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. ptkim@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gout;
Flexor tendon;
Tendon rupture
- MeSH:
Fingers;
Gout;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Rupture;
Tendons;
Transplants
- From:Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand
2010;15(4):193-196
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 50-year-old man who had a gout presented with a difficulty in flexing his left small finger. Operative exploration revealed a rupture of the deep flexor tendons because of gouty tophus on flexor tendon sheath infiltration. The patient underwent single stage tendon graft using the palmaris longus tendon, resulting in satisfactory results. Gouty tophus infiltration should be considered as one of causes of flexor tendon rupture of the fingers in patients with a long history of gout.
