Closed extensor tendon rupture caused by Kienböck disease: a case report

Arch Plast Surg. 2022 Jan;49(1):76-79. doi: 10.5999/aps.2021.01522. Epub 2022 Jan 15.

Abstract

Kienböck disease, a rare disease that can cause chronic pain and motor dysfunction, occurs due to avascular necrosis of the lunate bone, which leads to dislocation of the carpal bone. Among various other etiologies, Kienböck disease can cause closed tendon rupture of the finger. In this report, we introduce a case of total rupture of the second extensor digitorum communis and the extensor indicis proprius tendons caused by undiagnosed Kienböck disease in an elderly female patient.

Keywords: Caes reports; Lunate bone; Osteonecrosis; Tendon injuries; Tendon transfer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports