BACKGROUND Tendon entrapment of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist, the de Quervain disease, is a common cause of wrist and hand pain and disability. A group of 50 consecutive patients operated for the treatment of de Quervain disease from 2003 through 2006 were prospectively studied to determine the variation in the pattern of the first extensor compartment. METHODS Eighty-six percent...

PURPOSE To compare the corticosteroid injection (CSI) with or without thumb spica cast (TSC) for de Quervain tendinitis. METHODS In this prospective trial, 67 eligible patients with de Quervain tenosynovitis were randomly assigned into CSI + TSC (33 cases) and CSI (34 cases) groups. All patients received 40 mg of methylprednisolone acetate with 1 cc lidocaine 2% in the first dorsal compartmen...

OBJECTIVE This case study was conducted to evaluate the conservative management of a patient presenting with right sided wrist and thumb pain diagnosed as De Quervain's tenosynovitis/tendinopathy. CLINICAL FEATURES A 49-year-old female warehouse worker and recreational cyclist with right-sided De Quervain's tenosynovitis/tendinopathy that began after a long-distance cycling trip. INTERVENTI...

Title: A comparison of ultrasound and clinical examination in the detection of flexor tenosynovitis in early arthritis Authors: Ihsane Hmamouchi ([email protected]) Rachid Bahiri ([email protected]) Najlaa Srifi ([email protected]) Souad Aktaou ([email protected]) Redouane Abouqal ([email protected]) Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni

Background:  The primary aim of this study was to determine predictors of missed research appointments in a prospective  andomized placebo injection-controlled trial with evaluations 1 to 3 and 5 to 8 months after enrollment.   Methods:  This study represents a secondary use of data from 104 patients that were enrolled in a prospective randomized  ontrolled trial of dexamethasone versus lidocai...

Vanja Vukojevic, Leo Gschwind, Christian Vogler, Philippe Demougin, Dominique J-F de Quervain, Andreas Papassotiropoulos* and Attila Stetak* Division of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Department of Biozentrum, Life Sciences Training Facility, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psy...

Soft-tissue tumours on the dorsum of the hand in an area between the level of the radiocarpal and metacarpo-phalangeal joints frequently present a diagnostic problem. These " collagenous pseudotumours " seem to represent a separate entity. Cases with less swelling have been regarded as instances of rheumatoid tenosynovitis, but in fact these lesions differ pathologically from those of tenosynov...

Cellulosimicrobium cellulans, formerly known as Oerskovia xanthineolytica, is a rare human pathogen, often in association with a foreign body. A case of pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis associated with C. cellulans in an immunocompetent boy is described, underlining the importance of prompt surgical and microbiologic evaluation.