Which of the following is not a complication of a malunited Colles fracture:
Rupture of extensor pollicis longus is a complication of colles fracture NOT Flexor pollicis longus. COMPLICATIONS:- Extensor pollicis longus rupture Loss of reduction and secondary deformity Median nerve compression Distal radioulnar joint injury Extension of Colles fracture into the RU joint has a worse prognosis.
Rupture of flexor pollicis longus
Carpal instability
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Sudeck's osteodystrophy
Upper Limb Traumatology