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  Encyclopedia: Tenosynovitis
Tenosynovitis is inflammation of the tendon sheath caused by calcium deposits, repeated strain or trauma, high levels of blood cholesterol, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, or gonorrhea.
De Quervain's tenosynovitis is classically associated with localized tenderness and swelling in the region of the styloid process of the radius bone and wrist pain radiating into the forearm and into the thumb.
Tenosynovitis is inflammation of the lining of the sheath that surrounds a tendon (the cord that joins muscle to bone).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tenosynovitis   (248 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Stenosing tenosynovitis
Trigger finger or trigger thumb is a type of stenosing tenosynovitis in which the sheath around a tendon in a thumb or finger becomes swollen and restricts the tendons movement.
Occupation often is a factor in diseases of the tendon sheath, due to friction of the tendon against the sheath, causing a traumatic inflammation.
When the associated swelling of the sheath severely narrows the space normally required for a tendon to pass freely through its tunnel and beneath the pulleys and ligaments, the condition is known as stenosing tenosynovitis.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Stenosing-tenosynovitis   (407 words)

  
 Ergoweb - Proceedings and Transcripts from - Managing Ergonomics in the 1990s
When stenosing tenosynovitis affects the tendon sheath of one of the fingers, the condition is called trigger finger.
Stenosing tenosynovitis is a disorder that affects one of these tunnels.
It is also a form of stenosing tenosynovitis, but it occurs along the thumb side of the wrist instead of the palm side of the finger or thumb.
www.ergoweb.com /resources/reference/manergo/moore1.cfm?print=on%2   (3930 words)

  
 Tenosynovitis of the Wrist - DynoMed.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is a painful inflammation of the tendons on the thumb side of the wrist.
DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis must be differentiated from arthritis of the base of the thumb, and the two conditions may coexist in a few individuals.
If the symptoms of de Quervain’s stenosing tenosynovitis disease are long—standing, unresponsive to conservative management or return rapidly surgery may be indicated.
www.dynomed.com /encyclopedia/encyclopedia/hand_and_wrist/Tenosynovitis_of_the_wrist_(de_Quervain's).html   (1373 words)

  
 De Quervain's Stenosing Tenosynovitis
De Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis is a painful inflammation of the tendons in the first dorsal compartment of the wrist.
De Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis occurs most often in individuals between the ages of 30 and 50.
Your doctor may first try to reverse the course of the disease with a 3 to 6 week trial of anti-inflammatory medication while the thumb and wrist are rested by wearing a splint which immobilises the wrist and thumb.
www.aestheticdaysurgery.com.au /decurvains.html   (677 words)

  
 Stenosing Tenosynovitis of the Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon at the Sesamoid Area
Stenosing Tenosynovitis of the Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon at the Sesamoid Area
José AntOnio Veiga Sanhudo, M.D. The author presents a case of stenosing tenosynovitis of the flexor hallucis longus tendon at the sesamoid area of the great toe following injury of the hallux.
Although stenosing tenosynovitis of the flexor hallucis longus tendon is not rare, occurring frequently in ballet dancers, its entrapment at the sesamoid area was rarely described in the literature.
www.datatrace.com /medical/faiintlweb/2309_03.htm   (128 words)

  
 STENOSING TENOSYNOVITIS OF THE FIRST COMPARTMENT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
            Stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist is a common cause of pain and functional impairment of the hand.
Rheumatoid arthritis may also be a cause of stenosing tenosynovitis of the first compartment.
: Stenosing tendovaginitis of abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis at the radial styloid.
www.cmki.org /LMHS/Chapters/12.b.i-StenTen.htm   (1276 words)

  
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Compensability The ALJ found that: (1) the tenosynovitis condition was a new medical condition, separate and distinct from the right hand contusion and the ulnar nerve condition; and (2) the tenosynovitis condition was not included in the acceptances of the right hand contusion and the ulnar nerve condition.
The insurer relies on Dr. Witczak's statement that "the tenosynovitis is 'part and parcel' of [claimant's] accepted condition" in support of its argument that the tenosynovitis condition was part of the accepted claim.
Furthermore, although the insurer had received claimant's written request for acceptance of the tenosynovitis condition on June 30, 1995, the insurer had not issued a written acceptance or denial of that condition as of the date of the November 22, 1995 hearing.
www.cbs.state.or.us /external/wcb/1996/review/jul/9509794a.htm   (2259 words)

  
 THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 5, Ch. 61, Common Hand Disorders
Flexor digital tenosynovitis (trigger finger) occurs commonly in patients with RA and diabetes mellitus.
Stenosing tenosynovitis of the short extensor (extensor pollicis brevis) and long abductor tendon (abductor pollicis longus) of the thumb.
This disorder usually occurs after repetitive use (especially wringing) of the wrist, although it is occasionally associated with RA.
www.merck.com /mrkshared/mmanual/section5/chapter61/61f.jsp   (343 words)

  
 Medical Problems: Trigger Finger
Stenosing refers to the narrowing of an opening or passageway in the body.
Tenosynovitis refers to inflammation of the outer covering of the tendons that bend and extend the fingers and thumb.
The tendons are tough, fibrous cords that connect the muscles of the forearm to the bones of the fingers and thumb.
www.indianahandcenter.com /medical_trigger.html   (983 words)

  
 Year Book: Stenosing Tenosynovitis of the Fingers and Thumb: Results - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Satisfactory results have been obtained in more than half of patients with stenosing tenosynovitis of the fingers and thumb, but the patients likeliest to respond favorably have not been identified.
A prospective study was carried out of 39 patients in whom 39 fingers and 14 thumbs were treated by corticosteroid injection and splinting since 1978.
The hand then was placed in a thermoplast splint for 3 weeks, with the interphalangeal joints flexed 15 degrees and the metacarpophalangeal joints flexed 15 degrees.
www.wheelessonline.com /ortho/year_book_stenosing_tenosynovitis_of_the_fingers_and_thumb_results   (172 words)

  
 UpToDate de Quervain's tenosynovitis
— de Quervain's tenosynovitis refers to tenosynovitis of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis longus and brevis tendons.
Bilateral or unilateral tenosynovitis may also accompany pregnancy, direct trauma, and systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and calcium apatite deposition disease [1,2].
Local anesthetic block directly over the radial styloid is often necessary to differentiate de Quervain's tenosynovitis from an arthritic flare of the CMC joint and can be performed by primary care physicians (show picture 4); effective relief of symptoms with injection excludes an arthritic etiology.
patients.uptodate.com /topic.asp?file=st_rheum/2176&title=Tendinitis   (671 words)

  
 Medical Problems: De Quervain's
Your Indiana Hand Center doctor may first try to reverse the course of the disease with a 3 to 6 week trial on an anti-inflammatory medication while the thumb and wrist are rested by wearing a wrist and thumb spica splint.
If the symptoms of de Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis disease are long-standing or unresponsive to conservative management, surgery is indicated.
De Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis rarely recurs after proper surgical intervention.
www.indianahandcenter.com /medical_dequervains.html   (723 words)

  
 Tenosynovitis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Specialty definitions using "tenosynovitis": De Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis, de Quervain's tenosynovitis.
"Tenosynovitis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time.
"Tenosynovitis" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English.
www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/Tenosynovitis   (463 words)

  
 Stenosing tenosynovitis - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Stenosing tenosynovitis - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Stenosing tenosynovitis is the progessive restriction of the sheath surrounding a tendon, causing inflammation (tenosynovitis).
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Stenosing tenosynovitis contains research on
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Stenosing_tenosynovitis   (73 words)

  
 Ultrasonographic diagnosis of de Quervain's tenosynovitis -- Kamel et al. 61 (11): 1034 -- Annals of the Rheumatic ...
Ultrasonographic diagnosis of de Quervain's tenosynovitis -- Kamel et al.
tenosynovitis and 10 healthy subjects were studied prospectively.
Figure 1 (A) Ultrasonographic transverse image of the symptomatic tendons of the abductor pollicis longus and the extensor pollicis brevis, showing a diffuse circumferential hypoechoic thickening of the synovial sheath (0.27 cm), giving a characteristic double target pattern, denoting de Quervain’s tenosynovitis; (B) ultrasound transverse scans of the same patient.
ard.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/61/11/1034   (703 words)

  
 Hand Surgery Associates - Frequently Asked Questions
Stenosing Tenosynovitis can occur in the thumb or any finger.
In Stenosing Tenosynovitis the entrance to the sheath is constricted and the tendon becomes swollen or enlarged.
Irritation of the tendons that extend the thumb is referred to as deQuervain's Tenosynovitis.
www.handsurgeryassoc.com /hsa-faq.html   (394 words)

  
 V.C.O.T. - Artikel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Chronic lameness of the forelimb with a firm swelling at the medial aspect of the antebrachiocarpal joint can be caused by a tenosynovitis of the abductor pollicis longus muscle.
If the results of medical treatment by injection of corticosteroids in the area of the synovial sheath are not successful, good results can be achieved by surgical release of the tendon.
Based on 10 cases examined, aetiology, clinical findings and therapy are discussed and compared with de Quervain’s tenosynovitis in man.
www.schattauer.de /zs/vcot/artikel.asp?path=/zs/vcot/2001/2/&nummer=vc01020095   (127 words)

  
 Stenosing tenosynovitis
His powerful flexors are able to pull the swollen part of the tendon proximal to the constriction, but his weaker extensors are unable to extend his finger again unaided.
STENOSING TENOSYNOVITIS If the abductor and short extensor tendons of a patient's thumb are involved and the disease is early, inject the lesion with 0.5 ml of lignocaine mixed with 0.5 ml of a suspension of hydrocortisone using the most careful sterile precautions.
A, when a patient has stenosing tenosynovitis of the extensor tendons of his thumb, make a transverse incision in the skin of his wrist.
www.meb.uni-bonn.de /dtc/primsurg/docbook/html/x9801.html   (667 words)

  
 Focal Radial Styloid Abnormality as a Manifestation of de Quervain Tenosynovitis -- Chien et al. 177 (6): 1383 -- ...
Focal Radial Styloid Abnormality as a Manifestation of de Quervain Tenosynovitis -- Chien et al.
of de Quervain stenosing tenosynovitis of the wrist.
de Quervain tenosynovitis occur distal to the epiphyseal remnant.
www.ajronline.org /cgi/content/full/177/6/1383   (2087 words)

  
 stenosing tenosynovitis (congenital, thumb) - General Practice Notebook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Congenital stenosing tenosynovitis of the thumb is a result of a discrepancy between the size of the flexor pollicis longus tendon and the pulleys of the thumb's sheath.
It may not be appreciated at birth due to the tendency to flex all digits.
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www.gpnotebook.co.uk /cache/422903886.htm   (161 words)

  
 PMR :: The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, P.A.
DeQuervain’s syndrome (also known as stenosing tenosynovitis) is a condition brought on by irritation or swelling of the tendons found along the thumb side of the wrist.
The irritation causes the compartment lining around the tendon to swell, changing the shape of the compartment or causing the tendon to thicken.
A common cause of DeQuervain’s syndrome is a swelling of the compartment lining of the tendon known as tenosynovitis.
www.rehabmed.net /patient_ed/dequervains_syndrome1.html   (329 words)

  
 Inflammation: Flexor synovectomy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Finger flexor tenosynovitis most often presents as a stenosing tenosynovitis, or trigger finger.
Dramatic proliferative tenosynovitis is uncommon, and should raise the suspicion of an infectious process.
In this setting, steroid injection should be avoided because of the chance of precipitating a catastrophic septic diathesis.
www.eatonhand.com /img/IMG00067.htm   (140 words)

  
 JHBMC Orthopaedic Surgery: The Five Minute Orthopaedic Consultant: T   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Stenosing tenosynovitis of the the first dorsal compartment of the wrist containint the abductor pollicis longus and the extensor pollicis brevis.
Patients with continued pain and instability may require further study and subsequent operative repair.
A "trigger finger" is a manifestation of stenosing tenosynovitis characterized by "locking" of the metacarpal-phalangeal or proximal interphalangeal joints with flexion of the digit.
www.jhbmc.jhu.edu /Ortho/consultant/5mct.html   (3242 words)

  
 Tenosynovitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tenosynovitis is the inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (called the synovium) that surrounds a tendon.
It usually occurs with tendonitis and it is related to stenosing tenosynovitis.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tenosynovitis   (87 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
As a result of the right hand injury, Claimant had chronic locking and triggering of the right middle and ring fingers.
Dr. James Doyle diagnosed the condition as stenosing tenosynovitis of the middle and ring fingers of the right hand.
Claimant underwent surgery by Dr. Doyle to release the stenosing tenosynovitis on the right long and ring fingers.
www.hsba.org /hsba/Legal_Research/Hawaii/dlir/members/96-142.txt   (578 words)

  
 Comparative study of two ways for managing stenosing..
A prospective study was carried out on 44 patients suffering some type of stenosing tenosynovitis.
The most frequent complication was mild pain on the scar in 23% of patients in Group I and 46% in Group II.
Key words: Stenosing tenosynovitis, surgical treatment, medical treatment.
www.imbiomed.com.mx /CirPlast/Cpv5n2/english/Zcp52-02.html   (134 words)

  
 CWCE MAGAZINE FOR WORKPLACE PROFESSIONALS - HAND INJURIES IN THE WORKPLACE
This test includes passive movement at the wrist performed in all ranges of motion, and if forcible deviation of the wrist towards the ulnar side (little finger) provokes severe pain at the site of the affected tendon sheaths, then the test is considered positive.
DeQuervain's stenosing tenosynovitis is seen in workers secondary to repetitive strain or overuse and can also be seen in association with pregnancy or with an inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid disease.
The constriction is usually due to inflammation of the sheath (tenosynovitis) that commonly results from overuse or trauma to the underside of the finger.
www.cwce.com /feinbergarticles/hand.htm   (4462 words)

  
 ThirdAge: De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
De Quervain's is an inflammation of the sheaths of the tendons that move the thumb up and out (away from the hand).
It is technically referred to as a stenosing tenosynovitis because both the tendons and their surrounding tissue sheaths are involved where the tendon has to go through a small fibro-osseous tunnel at the wrist.
The definitive diagnosis of DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis is the Finkelstein test: Curl your fingers over your thumb (make a fist with your thumb inside your fingers) and bend your wrist toward your little finger.
www.thirdage.com /healthgate/files/100266.html   (531 words)

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