Spontaneous flexor tendon rupture due to an insufficiency fracture of the hamate hook in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report

摘要

IntroductionSpontaneous flexor tendon rupture is usually caused by trauma, systemic diseases, or carpal bone and joint disorders. Here we report a case of spontaneous flexor tendon rupture occurring in a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patient following nonunion of the hamate hook after an insufficiency fracture, and which was also associated with tendon degeneration caused by SLE.