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Flexor tendon rupture caused by gout: A case report

2002; Elsevier BV; Volume: 27; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1053/jhsu.2002.34312

1531-6564

Raymond K. Wurapa, David S. Zelouf,

Peripheral Nerve Disorders

We present a case of primary gouty infiltration of flexor tendons in the hand, causing rupture of both flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus tendons in a single digit. The patient was managed by a single-stage reconstruction of the less involved flexor digitorum superficialis tendon using a segment of the proximal stump of flexor digitorum profundus tendon as a bridge graft. This uncommon etiology of tendon rupture should be considered in all patients with a history of gout presenting with tendon insufficiency. (J Hand Surg 2002;27A:591-593. Copyright © 2002 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.)