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Definition/Description. 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. Thickening and swelling can also be present.
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Nov 22, 2023 · De Quervain tenosynovitis, named after Swiss surgeon Fritz de Quervain, is a condition that involves tendon entrapment affecting the first dorsal compartment of the wrist. With this condition, thickening and myxoid degeneration of the tendon sheaths around the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis develop where the tendons pass in through the fibro-osseous tunnel located along ...
Dec 6, 2022 · De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is a painful condition that affects the tendons in your wrist. It occurs when the 2 tendons around the base of your thumb become swollen. The swelling causes the sheaths (casings) covering the tendons to become inflamed. This puts pressure on nearby nerves, causing pain and numbness.
Treatment for de Quervain tenosynovitis focuses on reducing inflammation, restoring movement in the thumb, and maintaining the range of motion of the wrist, thumb, and fingers. Symptomatic alleviation (palliative treatment) is provided mainly by splinting the thumb and wrist. Pain medications such as NSAIDs can also be considered.
May 12, 2023 · De Quervain’s tenosynovitis describes the thickening of the soft tissue in the wrist. This can refer to the sheath — also known as the synovium — that surrounds the two tendons between the ...
Tenosynovitis is inflammation of the lining of the tendon sheaths that enclose the tendons. The tendon sheath usually is the part that becomes inflamed, but both the sheath and the tendon can become inflamed simultaneously. When the tendons and sheaths at the base of the thumb are inflamed, we call it de Quervain's tenosynovitis.
