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One drawback to volar plating is the potential for flexor tendon ruptures due to aberrant plate or screw placement. This study aims to describe the reconstruction options and patient outcomes after flexor tendon rupture due to volar plating.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a single-institution, retrospective review of patients who presented with flexor tendon rupture from 2014 to 2023 after a distal radius fracture previously managed with a volar plate. Patient demographics, operative details, range of motion, complications, and patient-reported outcomes were collected.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ten patients presented with flexor tendon ruptures after volar plating for distal radius fractures from 2014 to 2023. The most common rupture was flexor pollicis longus (FPL) in 7 patients, followed by index finger flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) in 2 patients, and small and ring finger FDP rupture in 1 patient. Flexor pollicis longus (FPL) was reconstructed with a palmaris longus (PL) graft in 4 patients, ring finger flexor digitorum superficialis transfer in 2 patients, and repaired primarily in 1 patient. All patients with FPL ruptures regained functional thumb interphalangeal flexion except for 1 patient who reruptured 4 weeks after surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Flexor tendon ruptures can occur following volar plating of distal radius fractures, even years after fixation of the fracture. 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