Case report reveals isolated extensor digitorum communis rupture in a distal radius fracture, suggesting rare complications.
Delayed rupture of extensor tendons of hand can occur due to a variety of reasons. Post-traumatic attrition rupture of extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon following distal radius fractures is well known. We report an extremely rare case of isolated rupture of both the extensor digitorum communis (EDC) and extensor indicis proprius (EIP) tendons of index finger due to intramedullary nailing without EPL rupture.
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