Avulsion fracture of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon ('Jersey finger') type III

Sonographic diagnosis of the entrapment

Sonographic diagnosis of the entrapment of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon complicating a fracture of the index finger

✍ Tarun Pandey; Salwa Ramadan Al Kandari; Salem Awad Al Shammari 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 95 KB

## Abstract Flexor digitorum tendon entrapment is a known complication of proximal phalangeal fractures and is commonly diagnosed clinically. However, it can sometimes be subtle and may not be suspected initially. A case of proximal phalangeal fracture of the index finger complicated by entrapment