FLEXOR TENDON ENTRAPMENT IN ULNAR SHAFT FRACTURES

Entrapment of tendons in pediatric forearm fractures has been reported rarely and often is diagnosed months to years after the initial injur y. Tendon entrapments are reported to occur more frequently distally t han proximally. Two pediatric cases of proximal entrapment of the flex or digitorum profundus in an ulnar shaft fracture are reported here. E arly diagnosis permitted surgical release and early restoration of ful l function, These cases emphasize the difficulty in diagnosing this ra re condition in a young child and the need for careful digital range o f motion examination under ideal circumstances, with pain and apprehen sion eliminated.