The mucous sheaths of the tendons on the back of the wrist. Dequervains pronounced dehkervanes tenosynovitis,also known as dequervains tendinitis and dequervains disease,is a. There may be swelling and thickening of the sheath and it becomes very painful to move the thumb. Place your hand on a flat surface, with your palm up. Physiotherapy department dequervains tenosynovitis.
The cause of tenosynovitis in many cases the cause is. Directly before the wrist imagine an extension from the thumb to the forearm exist a tunnel. The modified eichoff maneuver, commonly called the finkelsteins test. Two or sometmes three tendons run through this canal to the. It causes pain at the thumb side of your wrist where the base of your thumb meets your forearm. Dequervains tenosynovitis dnbid lecture 2012 authorstream. The muscles and bones of the hand are connected by thick flexible tissue called tendons. The condition develops when the tendons around the base of the.
This fibrous tunnel is about 2 cm long, whereas the synovial sheath. If you play too long, you might have gamers thumb, too. This surrounds the two tendons that are involved in moving the thumb. It is characterized by pain or tenderness at the radial. Learn simple exercises to help achieve lasting recovery. Tendinitisde quervain tenosinovitis dequervain tratamiento quirurgico dr. Multiple modalities of treatment have been proposed and no definitive guidelines have been set yet. Lift your thumb away from your palm to make a c shape. Tendons are covered by a thin soft sheath of tissue known as synovium. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Your doctor may also give you a shot of cortisone to help decrease pain and swelling. In this paper, we present the different treatment options for this condition. Dequervains tenosynovitis dequervains tenosynovitis. Dequervains tenosynovitis is inflammation of the sheath the synovium. Dequervains tenosynovitis dnbid lecture 2012 authorstream presentation.