First dorsal compartment musculotendinous avulsion accompanied by close radial styloid fracture: Case report

摘要

Introduction Radial styloid fracture and concomitant first dorsal compartment proximal musculotendinous avulsion is extremely rare injury. This togetherness is difficult to diagnose fully on routine physical examination. Presentation of case ?0.05). Discussion The literature does not hold enough cases to establish the grounds for hypotheses related to the injury mechanism in the 1?st extensor tendon musculotendinous injuries ac- companying radial styloid fractures. Although the diagnosis of the injury in our case was inadver- tently made with preoperative MRI, the routine application of MRI does not seem to be cost-effec- tive. Conclusion We suggest that checking and assuring the intactness of the 1?st extensor compartment with a gentle traction during surgery should be a routine step in the treatment of radial styloid fractures treated with open reduction.