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Aug 4, 2022 · De Quervain tenosynovitis (dih-kwer-VAIN ten-oh-sine-oh-VIE-tis) is a painful condition affecting the tendons on the thumb side of the wrist. If you have de Quervain tenosynovitis, you will probably feel pain when you turn your wrist, grasp anything or make a fist.
Lifting something with your arms in front of you and thumbs pointed toward the ceiling (e.g., lifting a child) De Quervain's tenosynovitis of the first extensor compartment. Reproduced from: Griffin LY (ed): Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care, 3rd Edition. Rosemont, IL. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2005.
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis is a painful, inflammatory condition caused by tendons on the side of the wrist at the base of the thumb. Pain, which is the main complaint, gets worse with abduction of the thumb, a grasping action of the hand, and an ulnar deviation of the wrist.
Aug 4, 2022 · To diagnose de Quervain tenosynovitis, your health care provider will examine your hand to see if you feel pain when pressure is applied on the thumb side of the wrist.
Jun 11, 2024 · De Quervain tenosynovitis is pain and swelling in the tendons around your thumb. Specifically, it affects the tendons of two muscles called abductor pollicis longus and extensor...
Nov 22, 2023 · De Quervain tenosynovitis manifests as a thickening and myxoid degeneration of the tendon sheaths, specifically affecting the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons as they traverse through the fibro-osseous tunnel situated along the radial styloid at the distal wrist.
Jan 8, 2024 · De Quervain's tenosynovitis is inflammation around the tendons in your thumb that leads to painful swelling. It's also called de Quervain's tendinosis or de Quervain's tendinitis. Repetitive...
Dec 17, 2023 · De Quervain's tenosynovitis (also called de Quervain's disease) is a condition that affects tendons that attach to two muscles of the thumb—extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus. This condition typically develops from repetitive use of the thumb for activities such as twisting and pinching, but the cause is not always known.
Apr 18, 2024 · De Quervain's Tenosynovitis is a stenosing tenosynovial inflammation of the 1st dorsal compartment. Diagnosis is made clinically with radial sided wrist pain made worse with the Finkelstein maneuver. Treatment is generally conservative with thumb spica braces, injections and in refractory cases, 1st dorsal compartment surgical release.
Repetitive gripping with your hand and bending of your wrist is thought to be the cause of de Quervain’s tenosynovitis. This can happen in racket sports, such as tennis or racquetball, golf, or any activity where you grip with your hand and bend your wrist over and over again, such as lifting a child.
