Absent Ring Finger Flexor Digitorum Profundus Presenting as a Jersey Finger. 2016

Brad Hyatt, and Peter C Rhee, and Steven L Moran, and Scott P Steinmann
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX.

We report the case of a patient who presented with an apparent acute avulsion of the ring finger flexor digitorum profundus (FDP), or jersey finger. At surgery, the FDP to the ring finger was found to be absent; also absent were the lumbrical to the ring finger and the A5 pulley. Absence of the FDP was confirmed with postoperative imaging. Although absent profundus tendons have been previously reported, none have involved the FDP to the ring finger. However, various reports have described abnormal connections between the ring and little finger flexor tendons.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D005383 Finger Injuries General or unspecified injuries involving the fingers. Injuries, Finger,Finger Injury,Injury, Finger
D005384 Finger Joint The articulation between the head of one phalanx and the base of the one distal to it, in each finger. Interphalangeal Joint of Hand,Interphalangeal Joint of Finger,Finger Interphalangeal Joint,Finger Interphalangeal Joints,Finger Joints,Hand Interphalangeal Joint,Hand Interphalangeal Joints,Joint, Finger,Joints, Finger
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013710 Tendons Fibrous bands or cords of CONNECTIVE TISSUE at the ends of SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS that serve to attach the MUSCLES to bones and other structures. Endotenon,Epotenon,Tendons, Para-Articular,Tendons, Paraarticular,Endotenons,Epotenons,Para-Articular Tendon,Para-Articular Tendons,Paraarticular Tendon,Paraarticular Tendons,Tendon,Tendon, Para-Articular,Tendon, Paraarticular,Tendons, Para Articular
D055815 Young Adult A person between 19 and 24 years of age. Adult, Young,Adults, Young,Young Adults

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