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Multiple conditions can cause radial-sided wrist and forearm pain; the most common are de Quervain tenosynovitis and thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthritis. Intersection syndrome (tenosynovitis of the radial wrist extensors) can also cause radial-sided wrist and forearm pain.
Intersection syndrome is tenosynovitis of the radial wrist extensors, extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL),...

Painful triggering or locking of the thumb is a common malady that can significantly interfere with hand function and the performance of routine activities. Much less frequently, a similar condition may occur in children. The condition in children has been referred to as congenital trigger thumb, although it usually presents...

Flexor tenosynovitis (FT) is a pathophysiologic state causing disruption of normal flexor tendon function in the hand. A variety of etiologies are responsible for this process. Most acute cases of FT are the result of infection. However, FT also can be secondary to acute or chronic inflammation as a result...

One of the commonest upper limb problems to be encountered in orthopaedic practice, trigger finger or trigger digit as variously called has remained a mystery regards its formation.
In the past, triggering of the digits was treated by splinting in extension, which caused stiffness and consequently loss of metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal...

In 1895, a Swiss surgeon, Fritz de Quervain, published 5 case reports of patients with tender thickened first dorsal compartments at the wrist. The condition subsequently has borne his name. The disease is an entrapment tendinitis of the tendons contained within the first dorsal compartment at the wrist, resulting in pain...

De Quervain disease is caused by stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist. The first dorsal compartment at the wrist includes the tendons of the abductor pollicis longus (APL) and the extensor pollicis brevis (EPB). Patients with this condition usually report pain at the dorsolateral aspect of...

Trigger Finger Due to Tenosynovitis From Mycobacterium Kansasii Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient By Hector Mejia, MD; Mark Ryzewicz, MD; Frank Scott, MD ORTHOPEDICS 2007; 30:1055
First described by Notta in 1850, a trigger finger, or stenosing tenosynovitis is caused by the discrepancy between the volume of the flexor tendon sheath and its...

Tenosynovitis involves inflammation of the tendon and tendon sheath. Examples of tenosynovitis include de Quervain tenosynovitis of the wrist (ie, abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons), volar flexor tenosynovitis (ie, trigger finger), pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis, which can be from gonococcal (GC) infections and other infectious etiologies.
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Case Presentation of a patient with De Quervain's Tenosynovitis; account of the condition, MR imaging and treatment options

Tenosynovitis is widely accepted to be common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and postulated to be the first manifestation of RA, but its true prevalence in early disease and in particular the hand has not been firmly established. The aims of this study were first to investigate the frequency and distribution...

De Quervain tenosynovitis: Definition(s) via UMLS "Stenosing tenosynovitis of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons in the first dorsal wrist compartment. The presenting symptoms are usually pain and tenderness at the radial styloid. The cause is almost always related to OVERUSE INJURY or is associated with RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS." Source:...

Madigan Army Medical Center Referral Guidelines for deQuervain's Syndrome Tendonitis/Tenosynovitis of the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus within the extensor sheath of the first digit.

Dequervain's tenosynovitis of the first dorsal extensor compartment is a common affliction in any hand practice.

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics a stenosing tenosynovitis of APL & EPB tendons (first compartment) at the styloid process of the radius; - inflammation causes thickening & stenosis of synovial sheath of first compartment & pain w/ tendon...

The patient, usually a middle-aged woman, has difficulty with tasks like opening jars because of pain at the base of the thumb, which may also be present upon awakening. On examination, there is little or no swelling and no deformity, just tenderness on palpating or stretching the extensor pollicis brevis...