Martín-Oliva X, Méndez-López JM, Chiavagatti R, Armadas M

Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 189-191
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ABSTRACT

We present a clinical case of entrapment of the extensor pollicis longus at the level of the fracture site in a distal radius epiphysiolysthesis. The active mobility deficit of the patient’s thumb, pain upon passive mobility, and the X-rays should make us suspect this lesion.

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