Isolated flexor pollicis longus nerve fascicle lesion – a rare differential diagnosis of thumb flexion deficiency

A rare differential diagnosis of thumb flexion deficiency is an isolated flexor pollicis longus (FPL) nerve fascicle lesion. We present a 42-year-old otherwise healthy female patient who developed a weak thumb-to-index pinch and deficient right thumb flexion following the removal of osteosynthesis p...

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Main Authors: Glauser, Eva, Gohritz, Andreas, Fridén, Jan, Schaefer, Dirk J.
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2016-12-01
Series:GMS German Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – Burn and Hand Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/gpras/2016-6/gpras000044.shtml