Closed rupture of a flexor tendon of unknown aetiology.

摘要

Closed ruptures of flexor tendons have been described in association with several distinct pathologies (Boyce et al, 1960; Papp et al, 2006). Here, we report a case of closed rupture of a flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon with the intact flexor digitorum sublimus (FDS) tendon having a distinct, and visible, pathology, which was impossible to classify into the established pathologies normally associated with this condition.