Journal article
De quervain tenosynovitis of the wrist
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, v 15(12), pp 757-764
01 Dec 2007
PMID: 18063716
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Abstract
De quervain disease, or stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist, is a common wrist pathology. Pain results from resisted gliding of the abductor pollicis longus and the extensor pollicis brevis tendons in the fibro-osseus canal. de Quervain tenosynovitis of the wrist is more common in women than men. Diagnosis may be made on physical examination. Radiographs are helpful in ruling out offending bony pathology. Nonsurgical management, consisting of corticosteroid injections and supportive thumb spica splinting, is usually successful. In resistant cases, surgical release of the first dorsal compartment is done, taking care to protect the radial sensory nerve and identify all accessory compartments. Repair of the extensor retinaculum by step-cut lengthening or other techniques is rarely required.
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- Title
- De quervain tenosynovitis of the wrist
- Creators
- Asif M Ilyas - Temple University HospitalMichael Ast - Temple University HospitalAlyssa A Schaffer - Temple University HospitalJoseph Thoder - Temple University Hospital
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, v 15(12), pp 757-764
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000251466100009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-38049077881
- Other Identifier
- 991021838277904721
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