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Closed ruptures of the flexor digitorum tendons: MRI evaluation.
Skeletal Radiology 1998 November
OBJECTIVE: To assess the MRI findings in cases of closed rupture of the flexor digitorum tendons (FDT).
PATIENTS AND DESIGN: Ten patients with a clinical suspicion of rupture of FDT underwent MRI before surgery. None of the patients presented a skin injury. Fingers were imaged using axial T1-weighted SE sequences, three-dimensional GE images, and curved reconstructions.
RESULTS: Twelve FDT had surgical confirmation of rupture. Flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) and flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendons were more frequently ruptured (n=8) than flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) tendons (n=4). MR images accurately depicted the level of the rupture. The gap between the tendon ends (mean 45 mm, range 21-70 mm) was assessed best with curved reconstructions and was well correlated with the surgical findings. The proximal end mainly retracted into the palm or the carpal tunnel (n=8), and less frequently into the digital canal (n=4). In two cases, the proximal end curled up in the palm, clinically simulating a rupture of a lumbrical muscle in one case. MRI also showed the appearance of the adjacent tendons.
CONCLUSION: MRI accurately depicted the level of rupture and the gap between the tendon ends, which assisted the surgical choice between suture, graft or tendon transfer.
PATIENTS AND DESIGN: Ten patients with a clinical suspicion of rupture of FDT underwent MRI before surgery. None of the patients presented a skin injury. Fingers were imaged using axial T1-weighted SE sequences, three-dimensional GE images, and curved reconstructions.
RESULTS: Twelve FDT had surgical confirmation of rupture. Flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) and flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendons were more frequently ruptured (n=8) than flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) tendons (n=4). MR images accurately depicted the level of the rupture. The gap between the tendon ends (mean 45 mm, range 21-70 mm) was assessed best with curved reconstructions and was well correlated with the surgical findings. The proximal end mainly retracted into the palm or the carpal tunnel (n=8), and less frequently into the digital canal (n=4). In two cases, the proximal end curled up in the palm, clinically simulating a rupture of a lumbrical muscle in one case. MRI also showed the appearance of the adjacent tendons.
CONCLUSION: MRI accurately depicted the level of rupture and the gap between the tendon ends, which assisted the surgical choice between suture, graft or tendon transfer.
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