CASE HISTORY
Evaluate for flexor pollicis rupture at the carpometacarpal joint level.
TECHNICAL FACTORS
Long- and short-axis fat- and water-weighted images were performed.
KEY IMAGES
This case has no key images.
CASE FINDINGS
- Flexor pollicis longus rupture with the retracted end identified just under a centimeter distal to the 1st carpometacarpal junction and lying lateral to the thumb or in the webspace region is noted proximally.
- Tendinopathic flexor carpi radialis.
- Insufficient attenuated or chronically torn medial oblique or beak ligament. No subluxation is noted.
- Paucity of carpometacarpal joint arthrosis.
- Scant or paucity of scaphomultangular arthrosis with 2mm kissing erosions.
CASE CONCLUSION
Ruptured and retracted flexor pollicis longus position detailed in the body of the report.
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