Closed extensor tendon rupture and distal radial fracture with use of a gymnast's wrist support

P R Stuart; P J Briggs

doi:10.1136/bjsm.27.2.92

Closed extensor tendon rupture and distal radial fracture with use of a gymnast's wrist support

Br J Sports Med. 1993 Jun;27(2):92-3. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.27.2.92.

Authors

P R Stuart¹, P J Briggs

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Middlesbrough General Hospital, Cleveland, UK.

Abstract

We report a case of delayed closed rupture of the tendon of extensor indicis proprius in a skeletally immature individual. This occurred following a minor greenstick fracture during use of a gymnast's wrist-finger support. To our knowledge this unusual complication has not been described previously.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bandages
Equipment Design
Fractures, Closed / etiology*
Gymnastics / injuries*
Hand*
Humans
Male
Radius Fractures / etiology*
Rupture
Tendon Injuries / etiology*