Carpometacarpal Boss: An Unusual Cause of Extensor Tendon Ruptures

Abstract

Get full access to this article

View all access options for this article.

References

Artz

Posch

. The carpometacarpal boss. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1973;55:747–52.

Boggess

Berkoff

. Dorsal wrist mass: the carpal boss. BMJ Case Rep. 2011. doi:10.1136/bcr.01.2011.3695.

Chen

. Intratendinous ganglion and carpometacarpal boss. A report of two cases. Ital J Orthop Traumatol. 1992;18:421–5.

Clarke

Wheen

Visvanathan

. The symptomatic carpal boss. Is simple excision enough? J Hand Surg (Br). 1999;24:591–5.

Clavero

Alomar

Monill

. MR imaging of ligament and tendon injuries of the fingers. Radiographics. 2002;22:237–56.

Fusi

Watson

Cuono

. The carpal boss. A 20-year review of operative management. J Hand Surg (Br). 1995;20:405–8.

Huffaker

Christoforou

Jupiter

. Spontaneous rupture of the extensor carpi radialis brevis in a 51-year-old man: case report. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2012;37:1221–4.

Lewis

. Carpal boss and the differential diagnosis of dorsal hand masses. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1994;7:248–9.

Mannerfelt

Norman

. Attrition ruptures of flexor tendons in rheumatoid arthritis caused by bony spurs in the carpal tunnel. A clinical and radiological study. J Bone Joint Surg (Br). 1969;51:270–7.

10.

Olubaniyi

Bhatnagar

Vardhanabhuti

. Comprehensive musculoskeletal sonographic evaluation of the hand and wrist. J Ultrasound Med. 2013;32:901–14.

11.

Park

Namdari

Weiss

. The carpal boss: review of diagnosis and treatment. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2008;33:446–9.

12.

Smith

Finnoff

. Diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound: part 2. Clin Appl PMR. 2009;1:162–77.

13.

Swen

Jacobs

Hubach

. Comparison of sonography and magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of partial tears of finger extensor tendons in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2000;39:55–62.

14.

Teefey

Middleton

Patel

. The accuracy of *high-resolution ultrasound for evaluating focal lesions of the hand and wrist. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2004;29:393–9.

15.

Vaughan-Jackson

. Rupture of extensor tendons by attrition at the inferior radio-ulnar joint; report of two cases. J Bone Joint Surg (Br). 1948;30B:528–30.

16.

Williams

Fullilove

. Re: a carpal boss leading to extensor tendon ruptures—a case report. J Hand Surg Eur. 2008;33:223.