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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2306-4102</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta ortopédica mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta ortop. mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2306-4102</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2306-41022017000200091</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Spontaneous rupture of the digital extensor tendons of the hand in unrecognized carpal lunatefracture]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Ruptura espontánea de los tendones extensores de los dedos de la mano en una fractura oculta del semilunar]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barbati]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Geraci]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Borri]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Polidoro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Di Carlo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salini]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V]]></given-names>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Chieti SS Annunziata Hospital Orthopaedic Department]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Italy</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,San Giacomo Apostolo Hospital Orthopaedic Department ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Castelfranco Veneto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Italy</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>31</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>91</fpage>
<lpage>94</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2306-41022017000200091&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2306-41022017000200091&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2306-41022017000200091&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Spontaneous rupture of the digital extensor tendons of the hand has been reported after Kienbock&#8217;s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Vaughan-Jackson&#8217; syndrome, distal radial fracture. Rupture may also occur as a consequence of unrecognized carpal lunate fracture. We present a case report of a man affected with spontaneous rupture of the digital extensor tendons secondary to unrecognized carpal lunate fracture with partial dorsal dislocation. The edges of the tendon were debrided and sutured using a locked modified Kessler suture. A dynamic splinting cast was applied in moderate extension of the wrist. The aim of this case report is to highlight that in absence of a clear etiology for rupture of the extensor tendons of the hand, carpal lunate fracture, though rare, is an important cause of spontaneous extensor tendons rupture.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La ruptura espontánea de tendones extensores digitales de la mano ha sido reportado después de la enfermedad de Kienböck, artritis reumatoide, síndrome de Jackson Vaughan, fractura del radio distal. La lesión del tendón también puede ocurrir como consecuencia de la fractura no reconocida de carpal semilunar. En este artículo, se presenta un caso de un hombre que sufre de rotura espontánea del tendón extensor digital secundaria a fractura semilunar no reconocida de los huesos del carpo con luxación dorsal del fragmento parcial. Los bordes del tendón se han limpiado y se sutura usando una sutura de Kessler. Un refuerzo dinámico se aplicó en extensión moderada de la muñeca. El propósito de este caso clínico es poner de relieve que, en ausencia de una etiología clara de la ruptura de los tendones extensores de la mano, una fractura de los huesos del carpo semilunar puede ser una causa importante de la ruptura espontánea de los tendones extensores de la mano.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Extensor tendon]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[carpal lunate fracture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tendon rupture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Tendón extensor]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fractura del carpal semilunar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ruptura de tendón]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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