Distal Radius Fractures — Topic Test
20 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A 52-year-old labourer develops sudden weakness of thumb extension and finger metacarpophalangeal joint extension three weeks after a minimally displaced distal radius fracture treated in a cast. Wrist extension is preserved and there is no sensory loss. Rupture of which tendon is most likely responsible?
AAbductor pollicis longus
BExtensor carpi radialis brevis
CFlexor pollicis longus
DExtensor pollicis longus