Dequervains pronounced dehkervanes tenosynovitis,also known as dequervains tendinitis and dequervains disease,is a condition that is caused by inflammation of tendons of the thumb at the wrist, characterized by pain and swelling in the thumb and. It usually occurs in middleaged individuals and is around 3x more common in women 80% of cases. Most cases are associated with overuse, however, local trauma can also precipitate the condition. A person with dequervains syndrome may have pain, tenderness, and swelling over the thumb side of the wrist, as well as difficulty gripping, wringing, or grasping. You may have pain when you move your wrist or pick things up. Barturn alguiar, milagros marcela flores flores, elizabeth beatriz galarza cornejo, mnica christina. Dequervains pronounced dehkervanes tenosynovitis,also known as dequervains tendinitis and dequervains disease,is a condition that is caused by inflammation of tendons of the thumb at the wrist, characterized by pain and swelling in the thumb and wrist areas. On the nature and treatment of stenosing tendovaginitis on the styloid process of the radius. A tendon sheath protective covering wraps around these tendons so that they can slide easily see figure 1. These motions cause the thumb tendons to become irritated or inflamed. Muenchener medizinische wochenschrift 1912, 59, 56.
A prospective casecontrol study was conducted to analyze the most common risk factors for dq. Tenosynovitis upper extremity occupational risk factors. There are two tendons that straighten your thumb into a thumbs up by travelling together on the back of your thumb through a tunnel. Pain is typically increased with gripping or rotating the wrist. Dequervains tenosynovitis dequervains tenosynovitis. Stop the activities that are causing the pain until symptoms are better. It commonly manifests in parents of newborns because of repetitive lifting with wrists in radial deviation. Barturn alguiar, milagros marcela flores flores, elizabeth beatriz galarza cornejo. A person with dequervains syndrome may have pain, tenderness, and swelling over the thumb. Dequervains syndrome causes pain along the thumb side of the wrist which can be caused by overuse or repetitive motion. Stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment.
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