Tenosynovitis is the inflammation of a tendon and the lining of the protective tissue that encloses it. It commonly affects the hand, wrist, and foot, causing discomfort, swelling, and pain.

De Quervain tenosynovitis causes pain and inflammation in the tendons around your thumb. It’s common in people who perform repetitive wrist and thumb movements, such as athletes in racquet ...

In gonococcal infection, which more commonly presents with tenosynovitis, hematogenous spread of N. gonorrhoeae occurs in only 0.5%–3% of cases. 6 In a study looking at 13 states across the US, 85.6% ...

Doctors, physiotherapists, and other trained professionals use the Finkelstein test to differentiate de Quervain’s tenosynovitis from other wrist conditions. The practitioner performs the test ...

Chronic pain has a way of reminding us of the body parts we often take for granted—particularly our hands and wrists. When simple daily tasks cause ongoing pain on the thumb side of your wrist, you ...

We identified 9 cases of coccidioidal tenosynovitis of the hand and wrist at our institution, along with 5 other cases found in a review of the literature. The relapse rate was high overall (50%) and ...

De Quervain's disease, a form of stenosing tenosynovitis, predominantly affects the tendons within the first dorsal compartment of the wrist, namely the abductor pollicis longus and extensor ...